by Sean Orr | Shockwaves ripple through Twitter as a small ‘dirtwiggle’ strikes off the coast of Vancouver Island. Yet, as Bob Mackin points out, the one account that mattered, EmergencyInfoBC, was an hour-and-a-half late to the party. Here are some of the best tweets from the harrowing moments following The Not Quite Big One:

Tyler Egeto: Vancouver Earthquake before and after photos.

chuckmore: Michelle Bachmann, what is God trying to tell Canada?

danne: What earthquake? – Michael J. Fox.

Because people are too stupid to recognize a massive blackmail when they see one, Income taxes to rise in B.C. following rejection of HST. TAXES TAXES TAXES. Understand?

Melbourne and Vancouver: the real source of our livability and wealth. So our transience, our constant search for self-identity and the pursuit of leisure, the tensions inherent in our relative newness like land speculation and laissez faire neo-liberalism, the ever-shifting frontier narrative of isolation and regeneration – sea vs sky, east vs west, rich vs poor – these are all good things?

Oh great, yet another slightly cynical morning news roundup. This time it’s from the Georgia Straight and it’s called News for Youse. I’ve created a proverbial monster! Maybe they should stick to what they’re especially good at, like being cute: Top 10 things to do when the Skytrain breaks down. Aw!

Harper government withdraws support for B.C. north coast oceans management plan. Because we just can’t trust environmental groups interfering with the environment.

Does Christy Clark know what year it is? More importantly, does Christy Clarke know what decade it is? I mean, pant suits? Really?

Annual Women’s Housing March and DTES Block Party to Block Condos! I love block parties almost more than I love my condo.