Just after noon Saturday British Columbia was struck with a 5.7 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Vancouver Island. The epicenter was about 170km west of Ucluelet and 337km west of the capital of Victoria on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Tanja Arsenault, a Ucluelet resident living near the beach, said she felt minimal shaking saying “it was really tiny but I felt something.” The United States Geological Survey reported the quake at 12:05pm local time. They stated “the magnitude is such that a tsunami is not expected.” Mayor Perry Schmunk of Tofino, a town close to Ucluelet, said he was on a beach when the earthquake struck but didn’t feel anything.

According to the early information from the U.S. Geological Survery, the earthquake was at a depth of 12.8km. This quake was much tamer compared to one that struck in September, 2011 where many local residents reported feeling the shacking it produced.

National Resources Canada’s website also confirms the quake.

People from all over Vancouver island and the lower mainland were reporting extended periods of time where buildings were swaying and bouncing as a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck. The USGS reports that it was at a depth of 25.9 kilometers, earlier assessments were reporting only two kilometers below the surface.

Reports of the quake came in from the Fraser Valley to Campbell River at around 12:41 PT p.m., but there are no reports of damage. Officials are saying that after shocks could be felt over the coming days but that the quake was not big enough to trigger a tsunami.

The quake could be felt as far away as Seattle, Washington, but U.S. officials say there are no reports of damage in the city.

At around 3:24 p.m. PDT, a magnitude 4.9 earthquake stuck just 10 miles southwest of Anchorage, Alaska, and was felt throughout the surrounding towns.

There were no reports of injuries or damage, but a geologist from the center of Tsunamis on the West Coast and Alaska said that the quake “shook strongly.”

The temblor was felt over a vast area in the state, including Anchorage, Palmer, Valdez, Homer and yes, the Palin residence, Wasilla. Bristol probably didn’t feel it as she was in California ripping off her suit during a sexy cha-cha with Mark Ballas. Oh, and the quake is not expected to generate a tsunami.

Early this morning, a massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck the central area of Chile, with the epicenter just 317 km south-west of the country’s capital of Santiago.

Capital buildings swayed for around 20 seconds, with bridges and homes collaspsing. The death toll is at 122 at this point, but is expected to rise.

A tsunami set off by quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean, triggering tsunami warnings for Chile, Peru and all the way to the Hawaiin islands.

With power and phone lines down right now, Americans seeking information on friends and family are instructed to call 1-888-407-4747.

A magnitude 3.8 Illinois earthquake was felt in Chicago, Wisconsin and Iowa early this morning. The earthquake was centered near Virgil , about 50 miles Northwest of Chicago. No aftershocks or injuries were reported. It was initially recorded as a 4.3, but has been downgraded to a 3.8.

According to USGS, “a magnitude 4.0 eastern U.S. earthquake typically can be felt at many places as far as 60 miles from where it occurred, and it infrequently causes damage near its source. A magnitude 5.5 eastern U.S.earthquake usually can be felt as far as 300 miles from where it occurred, and sometimes causes damage as far away as 25 miles.”