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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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, ?9 P9 N- }9 |) ?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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2 e  n4 U- A. ~. ]" l7 \It later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.

$ C) Y& Y. `9 e6 M1 h8 Z8 Z5 G"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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( J# J% m$ K7 L3 Q$ h7 k"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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: S7 n: _0 m$ O3 ~6 p" |The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.
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" L9 K* J+ j  r* I3 MIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.

"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

5 k1 |6 y$ Y8 ~  E( ^( o" q"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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" w1 z8 o( r4 g) B4 f: `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.

Federal quake website froze
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

/ w* [4 {2 o6 L; L$ P8 xLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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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.

$ m) h  ^; ^) \0 ~% _) HThe bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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