魁北克地震了！

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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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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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It later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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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.


"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."

9 S  y9 @5 |  u1 M' AThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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6 o! v% Y6 O; E- d8 i2 kIn 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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) I0 J, g& j9 W( q2 n; j; f"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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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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* J* H- l4 c' A/ F# uPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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2 r( f: C' `( N; A% R"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.
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Federal quake website froze
' v% J# ^. G1 qIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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6 h) S: d1 F; A. J" @Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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4 i! l/ ~  d9 S1 O: @- TThe 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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! Y& C  C) b% c: z: \The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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