1999 Hector Mine earthquake - CNN (KTLA simulcast) (bad video)
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[0:00] >> and uh as soon as we get new
[0:02] information, we will bring it to you. In
[0:04] fact, here is some information rushing
[0:05] to my sides.
[0:06] >> Welcome our viewers from CNN there.
[0:08] >> Okay. I've just been informed that we uh
[0:10] we have been joined by uh by CNN. So,
[0:13] welcome to you. I'm Ron Olsson with KTLA
[0:16] television in Los Angeles. Uh we uh were
[0:19] all awakened this morning here in the
[0:21] greater Los Angeles area by a 7.0
[0:24] earthquake magnitude preliminary only.
[0:26] Preliminary only magnitude 7.0
[0:29] earthquake 246 this morning Pacific.
[0:35] And uh we are now uh going to a camera
[0:38] down on one of the streets here in Los
[0:40] Angeles. You're looking at an area near
[0:42] downtown LA. And as you can see uh no no
[0:46] damage reported to us at this point uh
[0:49] in the greater Los Angeles area. Uh the
[0:52] California Highway Patrol has been out
[0:55] overflying the freeways in a helicopter
[0:57] and we have no reports of any freeway
[1:00] damage either. Of course, traffic very
[1:02] very light at this time. Uh fortunately,
[1:06] this did not happen uh at rush hour when
[1:08] the consequences could have been far
[1:11] more severe.
[1:12] We now have confirmation. We now have
[1:15] confirmation. Earlier I told you about
[1:17] an Amtrak train derailed in the
[1:19] Bartowill area. Uh we now have
[1:20] confirmation that a train has derailed
[1:23] there. Fortunately, no injuries there.
[1:26] There may be injuries. There may be
[1:28] injuries in this train derailment in the
[1:31] Barstow area. We are on the phone with
[1:33] that. We are checking that out and as
[1:35] soon as we have any information, we will
[1:37] get it to you. This uh this quake
[1:39] centered 32