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发表于 2011-3-16 22:34 | 显示全部楼层 |阅读模式
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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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' _+ f+ v" l, k5 I& V& qA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.+ x  t% c! v  a' L' E

4 V. N! R# q" g3 F" @  `/ i- tCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos5 A7 d  P5 a+ V9 v/ w- M# T- @
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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 3.7.9 x6 z% Y% L% Q4 f5 {3 P( L9 F" ^

6 |+ ]1 J0 {* N' Y6 t6 n# tThe 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.& O' p( j8 \* u  ^3 w

+ A: ^' @$ u* `7 y- i9 kIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.8 e1 R: O5 u. _# y* F; m4 }
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Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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+ k; v. u6 |3 |3 T+ c" Y, L"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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"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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/ P! l. u/ ]* X/ WThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.4 {0 ^+ D9 |! m! {  x

5 H0 D: Y) n  ?' V$ Q- ^  cIn 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.
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: v6 c# @/ O7 S! ?# J3 B"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."" f! g9 R: o' O) E& d! T
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Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.
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) o6 {7 t5 R" x( b$ q; R, e: P"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
, B6 @" t! I1 G: f' {' r& gIt appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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Last 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.
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% Y  C6 O" Z' D- U5 V5 ^The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.
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