Sports games, newscasts temporarily halted during California earthquake

A 7.1 magnitude earthquake rumbled through a large portion of Southern California late Friday night, sending noticeable tremors as far away as Las Vegas and New Mexico.

Videos captured during the shaking show the earthquake disrupting sports games and live newscasts.

Local CBS affiliate KCAL was in the middle of a live broadcast when the earthquake hit, prompting the anchors to abruptly pause the show and take cover.

{mosads}The Orlando Magic and San Antonio Spurs, who were facing off in Nevada in an NBA Summer League match-up, were in the middle of the first quarter when the quake started but played through the disruption.

.@OrlandoMagic and Spurs play through the effects of the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that just struck central California. The other Summer League game in Las Vegas is suspended. pic.twitter.com/aLWbOkORfd

— Justin Warmoth (@JustinWarmoth) July 6, 2019

A Summer League game between the New York Knicks and New Orleans Pelicans was postponed because of the quake.

What it looked like the moment an earthquake hit during the game.

Knicks-Pelicans is still suspended. pic.twitter.com/v1LzdRKtea

— ESPN (@espn) July 6, 2019

Magnitude 7.1 #earthquake felt at the #Pelicans #Knicks game! #laearthquake pic.twitter.com/7ZjW4qG7NB

— Dylan Federico (@DylanFedericoWX) July 6, 2019

Nearly 300 miles away, the Los Angeles Dodgers, who were playing the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium, continued the game despite a video showing the earth shaking.

#EarthquakeLA pic.twitter.com/yDOOEYSk4j

— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) July 6, 2019

The earthquake could reportedly be felt more than 150 miles away at Disneyland, where rides were halted following the tremors.

A video of a woman filming a beauty tutorial shows her visibly shaken up when the earthquake hits.

NEW VIDEO: 7.1 #California #earthquake: Last night’s earthquake turned a beauty tutorial video into that lipstick scene from “Airplane”. pic.twitter.com/dDiLrXU52x

— ZedLep (@ZedLep67) July 6, 2019 

The Friday night quake, which struck 11 miles northeast of Ridgecrest, marks the largest in Southern California in at least 20 years. It came one day after a 6.4 magnitude quake shook the same area of Southern California. 

The earthquake cracked buildings and foundations, destroying roads and causing fires to break out. It was followed by several aftershocks — some that surpassed 5.0 magnitude.