{"id":40873,"date":"2025-01-12T23:36:19","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:36:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-deadly-earthquake-in-nepal-in-2015-not-2025\/12\/01\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-12T23:36:19","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T04:36:19","slug":"video-shows-deadly-earthquake-in-nepal-in-2015-not-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/video-shows-deadly-earthquake-in-nepal-in-2015-not-2025\/12\/01\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Video shows deadly earthquake in Nepal in 2015, not 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Misrepresented videos continued to flood social media following the deadly January 7 earthquake that rocked China&#8217;s remote Tibet region and was also felt in neighbouring Nepal and parts of India. In one recent example, a clip of trembling buildings was viewed hundreds of thousands of times in posts that falsely portrayed it as recent. It was in fact filmed during the devastating quake in Nepal in April 2015 that killed thousands.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">&#8220;Today earthquake in Nepal. Time 6:51 AM 07\/01\/2025,&#8221; read the text overlaid on a Douyin video <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250110103142\/https:\/\/www.douyin.com\/video\/7457155345278979364\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:posted;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">posted<\/a> on January 7, 2025. Its Chinese-language hashtag repeated the claim.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The shaky video appears to capture the moment when an earthquake hit, with dust filling a neighbourhood and a swarm of birds flying in the distance.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the false post, captured on January 10, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The video was shared hours after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250108-rescuers-search-for-survivors-after-quake-in-china-s-tibet-kills-at-least-126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:devastating earthquake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">devastating earthquake<\/a> jolted China&#8217;s remote Tibet region, killing at least 126 people and injuring 188 others (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250110104414\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250108-rescuers-search-for-survivors-after-quake-in-china-s-tibet-kills-at-least-126\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The quake struck rural, high-altitude Tingri county, about 80 kilometres (50 miles) north of Mount Everest near China&#8217;s border with Nepal at around 9:00 am (0100 GMT).<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250107-quake-in-china-s-tibet-kills-32-with-tremors-felt-in-nepal-india\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tremors;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tremors<\/a> were also felt in Nepal and parts of India but authorities reported no casualties (<a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20250111043240\/https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/live-news\/20250107-quake-in-china-s-tibet-kills-32-with-tremors-felt-in-nepal-india\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\"><span>The video<\/span> was viewed more than 490,000 times alongside similar claims on\u00a0<span><a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/994F-VJV7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TikTok;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TikTok<\/a> and was also shared on <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/L4CS-BQBQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:YouTube;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">YouTube<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">However, reverse image and keyword searches on Google found longer footage of the same scene <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gettyimages.fr\/detail\/vid%C3%A9o\/hundreds-of-people-have-died-in-nepal-after-the-film-dactualit%C3%A9\/471461408?adppopup=true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:published;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">published<\/a> by Getty Images photo agency on April 26, 2015 (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/CC3U-JPD7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">It was filmed when a powerful earthquake hit Nepal the previous day, according to its description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">The circulating video matches the scene between 0:28 and 0:45 mark of the longer footage, which was credited to Turkey&#8217;s state news agency Anadolu.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Below are screenshot comparisons of the clip in the false posts (left) and the video published by Getty Images (right):<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative col-body mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot comparisons of the clip in the false posts (left) and the video published by Getty Images (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"964\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/_YQXj2B1JNTwzgs2VJxVDQ--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk2NA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/e3bd95e9b25fe1efafec9e5efcf4eb15\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-[4] size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot comparisons of the clip in the false posts (left) and the video published by Getty Images (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Nearly 9,000 people died and more than 22,000 were injured in 2015 when a <a href=\"https:\/\/sg.news.yahoo.com\/nepal-holds-memorials-quake-victims-one-213638071.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:7.8-magnitude quake;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">7.8-magnitude quake<\/a> struck Nepal, destroying more than half a million homes (<a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/CH8H-FSGX\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:archived link;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">archived link<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">Hundreds of monuments and royal palaces &#8212; including the Kathmandu Valley&#8217;s UNESCO World Heritage sites &#8212; that had drawn visitors from around the world were destroyed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">UK newspaper <a href=\"https:\/\/amp.theguardian.com\/world\/video\/2015\/apr\/27\/tourist-moment-nepal-hit-earthquake-video\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Guardian;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Guardian<\/a> and US broadcaster\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/video\/video-captures-moment-of-nepal-earthquake-435266115541\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBC;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NBC<\/a> also used the clip in their reports of the disaster (archived links <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/W9VT-V9AF\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/HHG5-P4FB\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">According to The Guardian, the video was filmed by Turkish tourists who were in a rooftop cafe overlooking Kathmandu&#8217;s Durbar Square when the earthquake hit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0\">AFP has debunked other misinformation related to the January 2025 earthquake <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36TC6JG\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/doc.afp.com.36TB9BK\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a 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