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* M/ j; d" J" @( J: I% `7 q; \& n. lA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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3 Y* X+ }# T" S. v6 CCOMMUNITY: Did you feel the quake: Send us your stories, photos and videos/ _3 u1 ~- C4 P* j: y# g
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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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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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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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3 U4 M9 s8 N; P eTemblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.7 R; B* t9 d. P6 r, L9 ^+ C
+ T0 r3 A0 D* m2 a! n; t$ K2 _"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.8 q8 e5 o1 s& ?; Y
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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."/ A6 g3 f* U5 |( G4 _" k: t' x6 j6 T
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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.( v- J' |4 g# M& S! E
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"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said. : y# D" {# {2 d
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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.") i9 [% y A8 p+ l, y" Z! P8 `
, A" X1 C2 t, A7 W# ^6 hPascal 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.
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; k0 J- j/ E) [- nFederal quake website froze/ h; `0 A- w0 p5 G3 |
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.
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/ A5 _1 p# ~1 bLast time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.5 D- E- U( a- l' R# s+ G& V
) n- h+ V9 u1 X2 cThe 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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