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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.# }2 {5 C; s6 d% o; g. b$ [
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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.; L2 X; _! @5 U4 G+ {
; B8 D4 [) e& m y! ^. ]# G% D' ]It later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.) t; F0 R5 s) J" Q
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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# l1 W+ t+ c2 Q9 w$ ?# s7 |! H. \"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 q4 {) H7 n2 ?& b! {8 B) s' E
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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."/ K; O. m* J/ I" _9 D/ t5 K7 u
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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In Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.! Z0 F k* v9 M8 K/ w: `2 J6 @
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. " `4 Q) V. J, h3 j5 P. l% x* {+ [
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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."4 G+ C; j: p4 g: F1 b- N
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. ; }! n) {( X$ |, A7 T. e# T# r
9 X+ K" Q% J1 { n0 T"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.7 q0 Q3 U( X( W D. r
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Federal quake website froze
2 V% p' V2 G7 D& Y1 y) y& D6 c' GIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.& L7 M% j7 N. O a$ n3 B
& G# c w u7 `( LLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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7 w$ F* ~' A: A, G7 f! m9 V- h( mThe 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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% I) Z a1 q$ d2 ]% o5 c% G& n t: |The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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