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We would expect to have a 6 every three years or so and bigger surprises we've gone 20 years without a 6. think of this is a return to what california is supposed to be doing rather than really the last 20 years was the standard. >> officials are waiting for sunrise on the west coast to get a more accurate damage assessment. nbc's molly hunter has more on what it was like for people dealing with the strong tremors. >> reporter: good morning. it was unlike anything i've ever felt. a magnitude 7.1 quake. it was violent. it was scary. we were actually just in our hotels over there. we were asleep...

Internal damage you can't see from the outside. they evacuated patients, brought them out. they were treating them in the parking lot here. they've since moved them back inside. officials will be going door to door, building to building today to look for that damage that may not be obvious to the naked eye. there is some damage, though, that actually is obvious to the naked eye. our crew was in a mobile home park and they saw all of those mobile homes it was practically unlivable. we spoke with another guy named warren cooper. i think we have sound from warren. >> everybody okay? >> reporter: ...