for a couple of days so the ocean levels will be unsettled for at least two days probably after this major event. so great news for a lot of folks in terms of the tsunami, don. we'll still be dealing with the aftershocks coming up here for a while. >> unbelievable, jacqui. 8.8. that's really just -- it was a megathrust. this was a huge, huge seismic event. >> what we call great in terms of the magnitude of this storm -- or storm, excuse me -- of the earthquake. if it holds true and still stays verified at 8.8, this will be in the top ten of most extreme earthquakes that we have ever recorded. >> all right, jacqui jeras, thank you very much. i want to tell you again, you're watching cnn, the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. i want to welcome our viewers from around the country and say we just heard from the president of chile, michelle bachelet and she said more than 2 million people were affected by this massive 8.8 magnitude quake. i want to tell you that we're trying to keep you updated on all of this, all of this breaking information that is happening in chile. you can find out the very latest