Earthquake in San Juan: the images of a newscast that was live in full earthquake

2021-01-19T20:58:32.706Z

The event occurred after 11 at night and aftershocks were reported throughout the morning. A newscast was live at the time of the earthquake and the images remained on the screen.Earthquake in Argentina: it had an epicenter in San Juan and was felt in Mendoza and much of the country

01/19/2021 10:06

Clarín.com
Society

Updated 01/19/2021 3:25 PM

6.4 magnitude earthquake

eight kilometers deep was felt strong in the Argentine province of San Juan (west, border with Chile), where it had an epicenter, but also in neighboring Mendoza and to a lesser extent in other areas of the country, official sources reported in the early hours of Tuesday.

“Oops he's shaking and he's very strong.

Ay por Dios, ay. ”,

One of the journalists of Channel 5 of San Juan exclaims on the air

Immediately afterwards, the audio was cut off and while the cameras focused on the movement of the lights, the audio returns and there were only two journalists left on camera.

There, seated and very calm, the driver can be heard asking people and his colleagues for peace of mind.

“Don't go crazy, don't go crazy if you call by phone and you can't communicate

Probably at this very moment everyone is trying to communicate with a family member to find out how they are.

We are going to communicate shortly with Civil Defense, with the San Juan Police to know for sure what is happening, how it has happened, "said the Channel 5 driver, and then added:" Keep shaking.

Earthquake in San Juan Route 40 that connects with Mendoza

According to the National Institute for Seismic Prevention,

the earthquake occurred at 11:46 p.m. local time (2.46 GMT on Thursday)

, near the San Juan town of Media Agua, south of the provincial capital, and at the moment no injuries or injuries have been reported. an accounting of material damage.

Source: clarin

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