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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.! P" A2 ~# x' ^) A. F; U" r: u" u" t z, X
) N; Z+ O0 | R8 P; JCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos8 c7 l2 V6 {; Z& B4 V
: J0 H- A" M% _$ ZNatural 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 3.7.1 r5 f/ A v) T* r/ Y) D
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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.0 g" M7 C, `+ R5 B
2 E6 S+ J8 Y" ~Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.2 r/ L2 U* [1 x! E
0 s6 K4 U: b4 O4 m9 l G: p"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.0 b4 {, D' a: G% g+ Y, O
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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."' z/ [8 n% a! [, h L9 O* ]
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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6 A3 C6 a" U2 q7 YIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.+ ~: t: M( d6 G6 X& ~
( j- c; Z3 \! j3 z0 n( W8 M9 p"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. 1 s4 a9 N- n! h8 [, g
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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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"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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1 z$ Q, l" B% _( i9 A% |: v& iFederal quake website froze6 g/ D7 b) M/ K" `* i* x/ p, e5 t
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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" h: z- m; d& P+ o! [Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.8 ]7 V. M ]' E, D9 Q# i: C
6 }8 @7 y. E6 O3 c$ I- C& yThe 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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( t" f- q4 W5 X; sThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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