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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario

/ a6 F- v& x/ Q. nA 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.
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* O6 z/ z7 x8 o1 h* \2 A) CThe 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.

9 U( A* Z8 ?! J6 O  a6 ]9 NIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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2 \3 ~2 N- U/ w* c* }9 O+ U1 ETemblors 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.
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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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The ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

1 B% O, P/ R  Z3 z+ q+ w7 qIn Grenville, Que., elementary school teacher Audra Goorbarry was in her classroom with her Grade 5 and 6 students when the quake struck.

8 E& C: E& S4 X  @0 ~"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.

1 B8 Y; x; R  O"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."

% j8 ?) ~* ~0 XPascal 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
: J/ C& J0 ^  M! Z! r( @It 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.

! P6 s& m: d  |+ Z- M! A' M" aThe 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. d, x: {: ^The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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