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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario: }* Y0 F5 f! V! ?) V
0 e/ o* P& I$ S1 T' _# KA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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2 `0 k1 j/ V" @2 B& {! N' sCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos7 E0 r+ X n3 [1 M
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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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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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! S: F' A1 w: F# T8 i; u a) UIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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. Z/ ?, m+ |( E4 h* F$ kTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.- [2 e C |0 S7 K5 H# u
5 S( q1 ^# v3 g; `8 m, q' `* {- n"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./ Y+ Z4 ^& l$ G% z, 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."
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds. }. f, d2 x" ^
! ^0 I& m9 H3 i# [' W7 NIn 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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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. , s& w1 y. z9 R2 ~) F% B9 d
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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."3 ~- j+ e/ T0 t l- g! A% ]
' W! t* z0 h2 s# j% F0 [2 o9 JPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. , O; l v, k C! l
5 z4 Z) z% g, G; N+ v"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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Federal quake website froze
3 @( R1 {) t( j/ l% w& t) SIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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, j6 e; B+ X2 N, w4 xLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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4 W+ q# @, a7 A& gThe 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.+ o1 }5 X% w. `+ a7 ~; K& 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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