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More than 2,500 people in Ontario and Quebec have reported to the agency that they felt the quake. It was the third quake in the area since the beginning of the year. A magnitude 2.8 earthquake was reported in western Quebec, across the Ottawa River from Hawkesbury, Ont., on Jan. 28, and a magnitude 3 earthquake was detected 76 km northwest of Maniwaki, Que. on Jan. 20. 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