魁北克地震了！

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Earthquake shakes Quebec, Ontario
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% ?) b; C# Y% V8 o( SA minor earthquake has hit eastern Ontario and western Quebec, with tremors extending from the greater Montreal region to Ottawa.
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) @* O. J8 @0 F) q( dCOMMUNITY: 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.

% o' h' z2 [8 n6 R% h# DThe 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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# s: F4 B4 Z8 \& J- p$ pIt later issued a release saying the quake also didn't affect any of the major nuclear facilities in the region.
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4 |; X; h$ t$ u+ g$ Y6 @9 t: b4 @Temblors were reported in the Laurentians, across Montreal, in Cornwall and in Ottawa.
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! L" ]1 d: m& ]7 d6 o& z- j"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.


" Q0 i9 {; m% n0 R7 ~0 l$ h7 y"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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+ h& e: B+ ]# _% Q; KThe ground started shaking and stopped after about 10 seconds.

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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2 P5 Z0 `6 P1 j5 j6 X( {  l& Z"The children were sitting at their desks and on the floor reading quietly," Goorbarry said.
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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."

Pascal Provost said he felt the quake at his home in Repentigny around 1:30 p.m.

"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
It appeared the one casualty was the federal website intended to keep Canadians informed about earthquakes.

Last time there was a temblor in the region, last June, it froze Earthquakes Canada's website.
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# ?* a4 [0 E( W$ d! u$ `( tThe 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.

0 C: T7 p" s  }The bugs brought back memories of last year's 5.0 temblor, where the federal site was paralyzed by demand.

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