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Earthquake caught Moldovan president off-guard on live broadcast

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In a brief moment, confusion could be seen in the president’s eyes. /Photo: Screenshot captured from the interview by Moldova 1 TV channel, photo editor: Arthur Aleskerov

An earthquake caught President of Moldova Maia Sandu off-guard during a live broadcast on the Moldova 1 TV channel on Sep. 16. The video with the president’s reaction quickly went viral online.

As Sandu was answering the interviewer’s question, the furniture in the studio began to shake. For a brief moment, confusion appeared in the president’s eyes.

Землетрясение застало президента Молдовы Майю Санду в прямом эфире. Источник: Moldova 1

«An earthquake live. I hope this is a kind of fortunate omen,» the Ultima Ora anchor said to defuse the tension. 

The 5.2-magnitude earthquake struck neighboring Romania on the evening of Sep. 16, and the tremors were felt in Moldova as well.

Earlier, the Institute of Seismology of Kazakhstan had dismissed rumors about upcoming global earthquakes, calling them fake news.