Misrepresented <\/span>clips continue to surface on social media following the devastating earthquake in China’s remote Tibet region in January 2025, which was also felt in India and Nepal. Burmese Facebook users have repeatedly linked footage of students rushing out of a building to the tremor, but the video was filmed in China’s Hunan<\/span> province and shows a 2024 fire drill<\/span>.<\/span><\/h3>\n“#Earthquake update — 7\/1\/2025 The moment a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck near Nepal… The tremor was first recorded by NEMRC\/DG today at 6:50 in the morning near Chinese border between Sankhuwasabha and Taplejung,” says <\/span>a\u00a0Burmese-language Facebook post<\/a> shared January 7<\/span>, referring to areas in Nepal near the Chinese border.<\/span><\/p>\nA 30-second video in the post shows a group of\u00a0<\/span>children in uniforms running out of a building that appears to emit smoke while an alarm blares. <\/span>It has been viewed more than 73,000 times<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\nScreenshot taken January 21, 2024 of the false Facebook post<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe post surfaced<\/span> after <\/span>an earthquake<\/a> in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people and damaged thousands of buildings the morning of January 7 <\/span>(archived here<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\nThe China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) measured the quake’s magnitude as 6.8, while the US Geological Survey reported it as 7.1. The tremors were also felt in neighboring India and Nepal, though no casualties <\/span>were reported.<\/span><\/p>\nSimilar posts<\/a> have circulated\u00a0elsewhere <\/a><\/span>on Facebook<\/a>, but the video they share is unrelated to the recent earthquake<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\nSchool fire drill<\/span><\/h3>\nReverse image searches<\/a> on Google, followed by keyword searches<\/a>, surfaced a\u00a0<\/span>longer version of the video<\/a> posted November 22, 2024 on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\nThe Chinese-language caption translates to English as:\u00a0<\/span>“This fire escape and evacuation drill was a complete success. More than 1,400 teachers and students in the school were evacuated to the designated safe place within 2 minutes and 30 seconds<\/span>.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n![\"<span>Screenshot](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/q1ODPGrdlhvx76SzUn2emg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTM5Mg--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/5cf668718bfa6fe12acf83f68bef841d\"\/)
A 30-second video in the post shows a group of\u00a0<\/span>children in uniforms running out of a building that appears to emit smoke while an alarm blares. <\/span>It has been viewed more than 73,000 times<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Screenshot taken January 21, 2024 of the false Facebook post<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The post surfaced<\/span> after <\/span>an earthquake<\/a> in China’s remote Tibet region killed at least 126 people and damaged thousands of buildings the morning of January 7 <\/span>(archived here<\/a>).<\/span><\/p>\n The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) measured the quake’s magnitude as 6.8, while the US Geological Survey reported it as 7.1. The tremors were also felt in neighboring India and Nepal, though no casualties <\/span>were reported.<\/span><\/p>\n Similar posts<\/a> have circulated\u00a0elsewhere <\/a><\/span>on Facebook<\/a>, but the video they share is unrelated to the recent earthquake<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n Reverse image searches<\/a> on Google, followed by keyword searches<\/a>, surfaced a\u00a0<\/span>longer version of the video<\/a> posted November 22, 2024 on Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n The Chinese-language caption translates to English as:\u00a0<\/span>“This fire escape and evacuation drill was a complete success. More than 1,400 teachers and students in the school were evacuated to the designated safe place within 2 minutes and 30 seconds<\/span>.”\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nSchool fire drill<\/span><\/h3>\n