This Video Does Not Depict the Latest Earthquake in Mexico; It Was Shot in 2017
The Claim
A video shows buildings in Mexico swaying after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the city recently.
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Following the most recent earthquake in Mexico, a video that purportedly showed buildings swaying after a 7.6 magnitude earthquake struck the city went viral on social media.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading.
The viral video is outdated and unrelated to Mexico's recent earthquake.
2017 Video Attributed to the Recent Mexico Earthquake
The footage, from 2017, shows several buildings shaking as a result of an earthquake in Mexico.
Our research revealed that the video was first posted on the Nacho Vargas YouTube channel on September 20, 2017.
2017 Mexico 7.1 Earthquake
The epicenter of the 7.1-magnitude earthquake, according to the US Geological Survey, was 2.8 miles (4.5 km) east-northeast of San Juan Raboso and 34.1 miles (55 km) south-southwest of Puebla City.
At least 216 people were killed in Mexico City, the country's capital, as well as the states of Puebla, Mexico, and Morelos, according to authorities.
In Mexico's busiest city, the earthquake sparked chaos. As windows crumbled and cracked, falling several floors to the ground, thousands of people poured into the streets to flee from buildings and potential gas leaks.
2022 Mexico Earthquake
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck Mexico's southwest coast on Monday, killing at least two people, and causing tremors as far away as Mexico City.
According to local news outlets, firefighters in Mexico City restricted public access to certain buildings due to concerns that they would collapse.
The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) initially assigned a magnitude of 7.6 to the earthquake. Mexico's national seismological office later revised the magnitude to 7.7 during a press conference on Monday.
Three major earthquakes that occurred on the same day have no known scientific explanation, according to the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), one of the country's most prestigious institutions of higher learning.
Thousands of people died in the September 19, 1985, earthquake, and more than 350 people died in the September 19, 2017, earthquake.
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