Watch on-air hosts react to LA earthquake reside on TV
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake north of Malibu rattled Southern California on Thursday, jolting shocked on-air anchors through the morning's reside information broadcasts.
The earthquake struck at 7:28 a.m. and was felt throughout Thousand Oaks, Calabasas, and the Los Angeles space, with the epicenter closest to the Malibu fault. Among the many anchors on-air who felt the temblor mid-program embody ABC7's Marc Cota-Robles and The Facility's James Jones.
Cota-Robles had simply begun a phase about cinnamon this pumpkin spice season when the temblor struck mid-sentence. "Oh, we have an earthquake," he stated. "We definitely do. We're shaking fairly well." Because the studio shook, a composed Cota-Robles surmised it was a 3- or 4-magnitude quake.
We were streaming LIVE during 4.7 earthquake — Join us LIVE now on @ABC7 as Dr. Lucy Jones provides new insight to the shaking felt across SoCal. | WATCH: https://t.co/a8eFAq2G6p pic.twitter.com/tAjZ2GvSa3
— Marc Cota-Robles (@abc7marccr) September 12, 2024
Jones, however, was absolutely dedicated to the duty at hand this morning. The previous NFL athlete was in discussions with Emmanuel Acho, LeSean McCoy, and Chase Daniel about quarterback Baker Mayfield when the studio started to aggressively shake. He was undeterred and moved along with the phase till his fellow analyst minimized him off.
"Maintain on, James!" yelled McCoy. "It is an earthquake! Speaking about Baker Mayfield, I nearly misplaced my life!"
EARTHQUAKE LIVE ON OUR SHOW.
— Chase Daniel (@ChaseDaniel) September 12, 2024
Holy cow that was my first earthquake I’ve ever experienced. @TheFacilityFS1 pic.twitter.com/g0BiRPhZXv
Sharing the footage on X, Daniel famously said it was the primary earthquake he'd ever experienced.
In the meantime, the morning information crew at Fox 11 Los Angeles additionally rode out the quake on-air. Amanda Salas, Melvin Robert, and Jenn Lahmers calmly shared their observations from their shaky morning. "That's an earthquake that we simply skilled," Robert stated. "That is nonetheless going."
LA EARTHQUAKE: Cameras were rolling when an earthquake struck in Malibu on Thursday morning. Watch as Amanda, Melvin and Jenn react! https://t.co/2NV2a68tmR pic.twitter.com/1BYiSna2N3
— FOX 11 Los Angeles (@FOXLA) September 12, 2024
The earthquake comes as three major wildfires burn across Southern California, forcing hundreds to evacuate their houses. It additionally got here on the tail end of a punishing record-breaking heatwave for the area that featured highs of 111 levels in Downtown Los Angeles and 124 in Palm Springs.