Earthquake During the new zealand prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern of the Interview. Look At His Reaction

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern assured the host that she was safe, and the interview resumed.

Wellington:

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was unflustered by an earthquake that shook the capital Wellington on Monday, while she was doing a live TV interview, with calm and continued with the program.

Ardern, who became prime minister in the year 2017, it is very popular in New Zealand, for his handling of several crises – the mass shooting in Christchurch last year, a volcanic eruption in December and the recent coronavirus pandemic.

Wellington and its surrounding areas were shaken by an earthquake of 5.8 magnitude, with the epicenter 30 km (20 miles) northwest of Levin, a city near the capital, and at a depth of 37 kilometres, according to Geonet.

Ardern was speaking on a live TV interview at the time from the parliament building, called the Hive.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WDMZv2Ef6Ow

“We’re having a bit of an earthquake here, Ryan…”, said the presenter of the program of the Ryan Bridge, as she, camera, and other things around her shook.

“Quite a decent shake here…if you see things moving behind me. The Hive is moved a little more than most,” she said.

Ardern assured the host that she was safe, and the interview resumed.

The video was soon viral on the social networks.

There were No damages and injuries, Ardern confirmed in a press conference later, but the tremor, which lasted more than 30 seconds caused a panic in Wellington with a number of people in offices and homes under their tables for cover.

New Zealand is located in the seismically active ‘Ring of Fire’, a 40,000 km arc of volcanoes and ocean trenches that surrounds much of the Pacific Ocean.

The city of Christchurch is still recovering from an earthquake of magnitude 6.3 in 2011 that killed 185 people.

In 2016, a 7.8-magnitude quake hit the South Island city of Kaikoura, killing two and causing billions of dollars in damage, even in the capital, Wellington, which is in the North Island.

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