This Video Was Not Captured During the Recent Earthquake in Tajikistan
The Claim
Dashcam footage shows the moment a 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Tajikistan and other nearby countries.
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Following the recent earthquake that hit Tajikistan, social media users circulated a video purporting to show the moment when the earthquake struck the country.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating video and found the claim to be misleading.
After conducting a thorough reverse image search, Misbar’s team found the video making the rounds to be unrelated to Tajikistan’s recent earthquake.
This Video Shows Turkey’s Recent Earthquake
Contrary to the viral claim, the video shows the moment an earthquake hit Turkey.
According to The Guardian, the dashcam footage captured the moment a powerful earthquake hit the Hatay region of Turkey on February 20.
TRT World also published the same video on YouTube. The video’s caption reads, "Car shakes as earthquake strikes Turkey’s Hatay."
Turkey-Syria 2023 Earthquakes
On February 20, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the Turkey-Syria border region once more, killing at least six.
The quake occurred following two terrible earthquakes that had devastated the area two weeks before, killing tens of thousands of people.
At 8:04 p.m. on Monday, the city of Defne in Hatay was struck by an earthquake that was felt powerfully in Antakya, the provincial capital, and Adana province, 200 kilometers (300 miles) to the north.
Turkey’s Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) said a magnitude 5.8 quake followed after three minutes.
AFAD initially warned residents of Hatay province to avoid the coast because of the possibility of a 50 cm rise in sea level as a result of the earthquakes (20 inches).
The 2023 Tajikistan Earthquake
According to officials, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near China's far western Xinjiang region in a sparsely populated, remote area of Tajikistan. There were no recorded injuries or fatalities.
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the epicenter was 20 kilometers (12 miles) below earth and 67 kilometers (41 miles) west of Murghob, Tajikistan.
Several sections of Kashgar prefecture and Kizilsu Kyrgyz autonomous prefecture in Xinjiang felt the quake strongly.
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