魁北克地震了！

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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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% H# H- m& V( M9 _0 }) CA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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; V0 d  l3 S1 `# k: b7 h7 R# |" DCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos

. m5 R3 t, \1 g( F* z0 Q7 j7 o$ W: H- ONatural 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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$ O5 ]" P7 L* R$ C2 _, ]. e9 NThe 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.

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

/ I, v& ?4 H' V4 JTemblors 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.

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1 D( @- {# O# d"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."

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.
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) J8 \) Z4 c' S, Q"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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: z0 s, O  r* d+ L  ~Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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7 O' l& i) M  ^* B. K9 G( a"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.

# k3 e2 _) w- ~% {Federal quake website froze
7 Y/ p0 s+ |& u; G. JIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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. x$ d0 w8 P7 p6 [  a* M! Q7 E6 UThe 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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# w. t  o; |+ O! kThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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