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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.

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+ }) a7 h, H  E: Q. S; S* NNatural 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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+ X; C) Z( V# P8 N; B1 kThe 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.

0 t) s0 h( m* O9 y2 CIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.

Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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"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.


9 t& H3 g8 e$ A8 ^3 b8 k"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."
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+ E  J! {2 D1 a0 r' ?- R: {The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

In Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.
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% Q0 z2 j* M' W" d3 G- R- ^"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

% ~# Y: ^2 Q& l7 r1 p"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."

* ^8 b" x3 V! Y- M0 F: N* p; fPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

9 j. N: Q+ {$ y9 F: J"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.

  y* J1 j. V  h: C; k, z% D$ XFederal quake website froze
- b6 }' |6 X- o' _It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

% H- x9 Z' t* wLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.

1 H0 s5 O8 u3 ~9 s  @' iThe 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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* T5 H# g9 z: S) a) gThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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