Fox News correspondent Christina Coleman refused to be shaken on Sunday when an earthquake hit Los Angeles as she was delivering a live report. Coleman was updating viewers on the disappearance of American college student Sudiksha Konanki in the Dominican Republic when she felt the tremor. “Kidnapping there is widespread, and U.S. citizens have been victims,” Coleman was saying when the shaking began. Unfazed, she paused and acknowledged, “I’m sorry, I think we just experienced a minor earthquake here as I was reading the script,” before continuing her report. Network anchor Jon Scott praised her composure, noting, “Christina, you once had a bear wander through your live shot, and now you have got an earthquake in your live shot. You are a true professional. Good for you.” According to the USGS, a magnitude 4.1 quake struck near Malibu at 3:03 p.m. ET, just as Coleman was on air. No damage was reported, but the area still grapples with the aftermath of January wildfires that devastated western Los Angeles County.
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