NEW YORK (1010 WINS/AP) -- Two news anchors in Los Angeles were literally left shaken after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Southern California as they were live on air Friday night.
Co-anchors Sara Donchey and Juan Fernandez were reporting the news for KCAL/KCBS, a CNN affiliate, when the earthquake hit at 8:19 p.m.
"We are experiencing very strong shaking. I think we need to get under the desk," Donchey says to Fernandez as the camera shakes.
Seconds later, the anchors cut to commercials and Donchey dives under the desk.
Donchey and Fernandez reacted to the earthquake on Twitter:
Authorities say the earthquake caused injuries, sparked fires, shut roads and shaken ball games and theme parks.
However, authorities say there are no deaths or major building damage reported from the quake.
It was centered about 150 miles from Los Angeles in the Mojave Desert near the town of Ridgecrest, which was still recovering from a 6.4-magnitude preshock that hit the region on Thursday.
There were reports of trailers burning at a mobile home, and State Route 178 in Kern County was closed by a rockslide and roadway damage.
But Kern County Fire Chief David Witt says it appears no buildings collapsed. He also says there have been a lot of ambulance calls but no reported fatalities.
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