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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario

1 s  m( `6 N7 E  n9 B7 oA 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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! N* l! d, ^% l! A+ zThe 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.

; W# V5 n# ]% M8 R, oIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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. r% Z' q- k" b9 L! p) G. [) WTemblors 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.


) g9 s0 t1 u" ]- Y; N6 K$ q* Z* ?3 e"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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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

& o7 W& ~2 X& UIn 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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0 K( ^& x" }0 G"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

( n; l& k2 K3 I"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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! w* V1 j: H! E" L0 }Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.

: r! ]9 g. w/ o5 m& x1 iFederal quake website froze
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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The 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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