6.1-magnitude earthquake hits Vancouver

It's been a rocking week in Vancouver, and not in a good way -- a series of earthquakes has now culminated in an earthquake registering 6.1 on the Richter Scale this morning: The temblor's epicenter was located about 95 miles (153 kilometers) west-southwest of Port Hardy, British Columbia, and about 293 miles (472 kilometers) west-northwest of Vancouver, British Columbia. A 6.1-magnitude earthquake is classified as "strong," the USGS Web site says, capable of causing considerable damage. The quake was the latest of about two dozen temblors of magnitude 4 or above to strike in the area in the past 48 hours, according to the USGS.