there was significant shaking called strong to very strong. i will tell you this, because it was offshore by 60 miles, the shaking we felt in southern california over the weekend was about the same. anderson? interesting. just in terms of the frequency of this, how many great earthquakes are there per year above 8.0? one per year. this should be our only one. we talked about the 6. 2 after shocks. there s a significant chance of at least a 7 or greater after shock. so if there s a 9 earthquake, there could be an 8 after shock. if there s a 6, there could be a 5. we go one full order down the line. so i think there s going to be much more shaking tonight. some of these buildings were already cracked. that s why they don t want to be in the way of these cracked buildings if another 7.0 continues to shake that structure. we re joined by david gallo and cnn s safety analysis david soucie.
earthquakes are there per year above 8.0? one per year. this should be our only one. we talked about the 6. 2 after shocks. there s a significant chance of at least a 7 or greater after shock. so if there s a 9 earthquake, there could be an 8 after shock. if there s a 6, there could be a 5. we go one full order down the line. so i think there s going to be much more shaking tonight. some of these buildings were already cracked. that s why they don t want to be in the way of these cracked buildings if another 7.0 continues to shake that structure. we re joined by david gallo and cnn s safety analysis david soucie. david gallo, just realistically, if what they ve seen this far this afternoon, they ve seen six-foot waves, they re keeping these warnings in effect out of
and it s a critical part of the world. that s why we re rebalancing here. to be part of this is something we re proud of and hopefully we can help. commander marks, we appreciate you talking to us and all your efforts. thank you very much. i want to bring in our panel here who have been with us throughout the evening. cnn safety analysis david soucie. richard quest, david gallo, co-leader of the search for air france 447. and also former transportation department inspector general mary schiavo. david, let me start off with you. i still find this confusing. so all the satellite data, which was days old, you know, of