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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario3 U, e8 z, y, x5 J& a: z# H g1 m
, J+ u) k j% A5 u: _A minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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. Q4 ]! ]2 F0 z% t' wCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos
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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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. @* ^: H) w0 ?# W% A& z6 @8 EThe 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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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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; E3 ^2 v; H2 L3 C1 G$ M0 q7 MTemblors 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.* C5 m4 [# `- E) Q
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9 i- }) o2 K l+ s# _"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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; J$ ?% U0 Z6 l) R/ u" qThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.# F) D$ k$ k" y* P+ T' v m% p
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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.' [1 b" I; ]! @# R) w
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. " |; S, z3 j. B: m6 @2 G
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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."$ Q) J) g! R( k8 E0 y6 }' @
7 g0 R. d2 @ }3 D, ePascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m. ! `+ X2 P8 D I* s" F
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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.
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6 u5 G4 Q* o' O8 sFederal quake website froze
1 m0 Y' o3 H- \9 {* x, qIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.1 ]/ w7 B# p7 n
7 G% s. L3 ]# ~+ d3 a2 M4 KLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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$ C$ B* Z1 M8 ]7 iThe 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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. \. G, W1 Y+ V4 g1 ]The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand. |
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