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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.2 E, {7 u2 h4 m: v9 h
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Natural Resources Canada confirmed the quake's epicentre was in Hawkesbury, Ont. Its magnitude was initially reported at 4.3, though the United States Geological Survey later measured it at 3.7.
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The Canadian agency initially reported the quake was centred in Lachute, Que., about 80 kilometres northwest of Montreal. The quake struck Wednesday at 1:36 p.m. ET with no reported damage.
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3 k" z6 |( C0 t8 \, R% a8 J5 N3 xIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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0 [4 B/ ~$ M0 ~Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.# \# Q0 \5 q* ^* Z' p6 h% t2 h/ _
. {% E4 D1 \' o7 \, u"I was sitting on my couch and all of a sudden I hear this noise which is boom, boom, boom, boom," said Feely Antipas, who lives in Morin Heights, Que.6 `; b3 K+ H1 Q1 X0 B( s0 X
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"I thought it was a big [boulder] coming from a big mountain, going down the hill. The noise when it stopped it was very strong."$ W5 u% f; G) Z
$ I% o7 m3 N* ^. z9 U' O: o7 rThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.6 X3 x; b' ]; K& Y
' y) E- x: c' X& hIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.1 `( ?, y6 l B5 E3 a) R
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 2 x) u5 ^/ S1 i, Z, r1 [; \5 d3 B
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"Then the expressions on their faces changed immediately, and some of them screamed out, and some of them covered their mouths. And there were a few aftershocks, so they were really excited about the rumbling after."
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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( @( E1 D- p" h) V7 {# @"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.. M7 Z, v$ Q: _4 W* M& x
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Federal quake website froze
6 R2 l9 c% c* G0 E; d' jIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.' V$ z7 a9 {( n* [
2 i' i' h: ~6 lLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.0 B$ w+ \; @& u9 N* Q- ]
$ E6 s+ x/ G' c5 U/ RThe site was brought to its knees again Wednesday. Many visitors seeking information were greeted by blank screens and the site occasionally worked, but only intermittently after 2 p.m.
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The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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