17 Live Television Broadcasts That Shocked The World

8. 1989 World Series Earthquake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8ExMR0c0aM The 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake was the first major earthquake to be aired live on television, thanks to the broadcast of a World Series baseball game. The opening presentation of the game was inturrupted by the sizeable earthquake, causing the live feed to be cut off for a few moments and leaving viewers confused and scared as to the extent of the damage.