New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was being interviewed live on TV when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Levin, but she kept doing the interview
, was only briefly fazed when a 5.8-magnitude earthquake disrupted a live TV interview she was giving on Monday morning — an unflappability that quickly went viral.The AM ShowYou'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
"We’re just having a bit of an earthquake here, Ryan, quite a decent shake here," she told reporter Ryan Bridge in the interview, interrupting herself as the camera shook. "If you see things moving behind me — the Beehive moves a little more than most," she continued, referring to part of New Zealand's parliamentary complex."No, we’re fine Ryan," she said. "I’m not under any hanging lights. I look like I’m in a structurally sound place."
According to news reports, the earthquake was first reported shortly before 8 a.m. local time off the western coast of New Zealand, north of Levin.
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