These Clips Are Not From the Recent Mexico Earthquake
The Claim
A four-clip video depicts the recent 7.6 magnitude earthquake in Mexico.
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A four-clip video that purports to depict the recent 7.6-magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico is circulating on social media and in the news media.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading.
The four clips in the video making the rounds are outdated and unrelated to the recent earthquake in Mexico.
Old Videos Attributed to the Recent Mexico Earthquake
The first clip, posted to Twitter on September 19, 2017, shows a building being completely leveled by the massive 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Mexico City.
The second video shows the moment a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck boat revelers on September 19, 2017. The video was posted by the YouTube channel "Storyful News & Weather."
Furthermore, the same video was featured by ABC News in an article published on September 20, 2017.
The third video, published by ViralHog, a YouTube channel, depicts two people trapped in their apartment and terrified during an earthquake in Mexico City on September 19, 2017.
The fourth clip in the same video shows the ground shifting at a split in a sidewalk in Mexico City, which is nearly 460 miles from the epicenter of a magnitude 7.4 earthquake in Huatulco, Mexico, in 2020.
Misbar found the video on June 25, 2020, on the YouTube channel for ABC News.
The 2017 Mexico 7.1 Earthquake
A 7.1-magnitude earthquake's epicenter was 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of Puebla City and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso, according to the US Geological Survey.
According to officials, at least 216 people were killed in Mexico City, the nation's capital, as well as the states of Puebla, Mexico, and Morelos.
The earthquake caused chaos in Mexico's busiest city. Thousands of people crowded onto the streets to flee buildings and possible gas leaks as windows buckled and broke, plummeting several stories to the ground.
2022 Mexico Earthquake
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck western Mexico on Monday, marking the anniversaries of two devastating earthquakes that occurred in 1985 and 2017. At least two people were killed, buildings were damaged, power was disrupted, and residents of Mexico City were forced to flee for their safety.
One victim was found dead at a shopping center, and another was crushed by the facade of a department store, according to reports from authorities in the Pacific port of Manzanillo.
The earthquake struck near Mexico's west coast, near the state of Michoacan's border with the state of Colima, where the major port of Manzanillo is located, according to the USGS.
U.S. officials at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center have issued a tsunami alert, saying that high waves could reach heights of three meters (nine feet) along the coast.
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