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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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0 X- Y1 l) u) b) YA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.; R( g! s6 ~9 \' U! \
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- ]& o: s; m! O* P/ }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.' I! y- z, Q/ D$ S+ Q* O& O1 c7 R
/ {5 @4 g' k4 A4 u" KThe 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., D S$ |" [1 N: [0 n: t' r- [
# m6 C+ k# g9 p1 A1 sIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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, A" F7 z2 g' o4 n9 YTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.9 @. G# U3 J9 y
$ u1 K+ m$ i: U( ^3 R, O& \"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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- w! t0 M% x" B- E8 J"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."/ h1 M3 Q( }+ _0 u
" C7 h {' \ G8 c: pThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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) L. z y. }4 C6 i& }" f8 sIn 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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# w, b; G# {& O# i8 @5 G"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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! {* o& J/ |6 ?, P% @"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."( t* \2 d. F8 z3 z2 |) c0 z f
1 @; M4 R' o/ Y! S0 B: }7 X# z* NPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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( ]! W+ u; y) f3 p"My house complained a little bit and my cat looked like it saw a ghost," Provost told CBC News's Community page.' n+ ]2 P% P g: V) c( o6 C
' V( m5 B* a9 N [Federal quake website froze
/ {4 J3 l) ?, d' fIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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) A- T7 ?( B. m4 TLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website./ u. O( R0 ~! { M. X' j
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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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