SCARY: Earthquake interrupts live NBA Basketball match in USA's Las Vegas

After US's Sourn California was rattled by a 7.1 magnitude earthquake on Friday night, NBA was forced to cancel finish of a two Summer League games, including a marquee sold-out matchup between New Orleans and New York

tremors felt between games between New Orleans Pelicans versus New York Knicks game was played out live on television in Las Vegas. game was postponed due to largest earthquake in two deces.

Amid game, commentators anunced that 'we are facing an earthquake right w' and members in audience were seen visibly rattled. Following which, game was immediately stopped.

primary issue at Summer League was arena's overhe scoreboard, which is suspended from roof by cables and swayed ticeably when quake hit. A game between Phoenix and Denver, scheduled for later Friday in Thomas & Mack, never started and was ultimately canceled - and a San Antonio-Orlando game in jacent Cox Pavilion, which does t have an overhe scoreboard, was also halted for precautionary reasons. 

 Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Pres played through earthquake during ir game at Dodger Stium, though a WNBA game in Las Vegas was also stopped.

''Safety comes first, second, third,'' Summer League executive director Warren LeGarie said.

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earthquake was also felt during a baseball game between Los Angeles Dodgers' and San Diego Pres at Dodger stium. players however continued to play while tremors could be felt.

shallow quake struck near small city of Ridgecrest at 8:19 pm (0319 GMT Saturday), US seismologists said and follows a 6.4-magnitude quake that hit same area day before.

latest quake was 11 times stronger than previous day's "foreshock", according to United States Geological Survey, and is part of what seismologists are calling an "earthquake sequence".

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tremor was felt more than 150 miles (240 kilometers) away in Los Angeles, where fire department deployed vehicles and helicopters to check on dam and residents in need of emergency aid.

earthquake was largest in sourn California since 1999 when a 7.1-magnitude quake struck Twentynine Palms Marine Corps base, according to Los Angeles Times.

On Thursday, Caltech seismologist Lucy Jones h warned a press conference that re was "about a one-in-20 chance that this location will be having an even bigger earthquake within next few days, that we have t yet seen biggest earthquake of sequence."

(With ncy inputs)