AUCKLAND, New Zealand — A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck just north of Wellington as New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern gave a live breakfast TV interview from the capital on Monday morning local time.
The big picture: But showing the kind of leadership she's won international plaudits for, Ardern remained unfazed, saying: "We're just having a bit of an earthquake here. ... Quite a decent shake." 37,000 people reported via monitoring agency GeoNet's app feeling the quake hit the central North Island. "We're fine Ryan," Ardern told the Auckland-based Newshub host Ryan Bridge afterward. "I'm not under any hanging lights, I look like I'm in a structurally sound place."
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#WATCH - EARTHQUAKE STRIKES DURING PRIME MINISTER'S INTERVIEWThe very moment a magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck while Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was speaking to us live on air.
Posted by The AM Show on Sunday, May 24, 2020
Editor's note: This article has been updated with more details on the quake.
