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9 D" e: q3 }) ?3 d$ `4 a3 H6 K2 BA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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8 c& u1 u3 q$ _8 g9 C2 Z3 }8 aCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos6 m' i6 l, P. R# Z2 r" Q4 Z
& G+ y' T+ m5 m: ^* { M6 ~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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. V* D* G* Q* k# x+ wThe 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.1 @8 z/ Y2 t8 ^' p _# o
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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.. T% b, M9 v( L$ Z- t
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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.. G* Z/ y3 X; O
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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."2 N5 N4 b1 v4 s- @: R" J
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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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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. * }/ @& L7 {; a8 T, {) L; O3 |( E
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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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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. - t& b- x: ?8 t% E
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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.1 H( ^7 p; T' H! h% D" M+ S; t
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Federal quake website froze5 m) T I \* Y8 q9 u }9 {" K1 y- d
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.4 M- I: T5 s# t; Q* g: B, [
+ l: r1 z' r% }; Q' SLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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& ^; A& U8 X i$ KThe 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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