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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 3.7.4 V7 ?$ f9 B9 W
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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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# m/ ?1 B/ b2 m) gIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region." e" d! }/ ]- v8 S; D
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Temblors 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.0 s3 U8 h( @2 h& Q* M) N
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# _9 l" k& }$ G) @1 b9 w* 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."$ Q" C% E! k0 L
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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.8 f6 k9 M6 G/ j2 i. D' t6 m; _# G; G
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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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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. % S9 R! w" ?; T: e' O
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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."$ C& K1 D7 d( q, _1 c( j, H
' h2 F: p: z+ {' _; w: `: EPascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. S! C; X2 H% z, g% u# l( c
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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.% g) G' J7 f) z9 V5 e- c# _
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Federal quake website froze
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$ d. r7 r) Y9 jLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.& {) O/ Y1 [! X @
F, f6 m4 j" T0 _4 Y1 R, ?& QThe 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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