Old and unrelated video from Taiwan falsely linked to the recent Tibet earthquake.

This video shows the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan and it dates back to April 2024.

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck near one of Tibet’s holiest cities on 7 January killing at least 126 people and injuring 188 others. The tremor, at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), also shook buildings in neighbouring Nepal, Bhutan, and India.

Amidst this, a video of a building on the verge of collapse with dust surrounding the area is going viral on social media with the caption “A magnitude 7.2 #earthquake just hit China, Taiwan, Nepal, and India”. The users who share the video claims it shows the recent footage of the earthquake that hit China, Taiwan, Nepal, and India.

Let’s check the truth

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Fact Check-

We started our investigation by running a reverse image search on Google with the key frames of the video and the results led us to a report published on the Republic World on 3 April 2024 including the screen shot of the viral video. The caption of the report states, “Strongest Earthquake in 25 Years Rocks Taiwan, Killing 9 People and Trapping 70 Workers in Quarries”.

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Moving forward, we found the similar video uploaded on a YouTube channel under the caption, “Demolition begins on tilted Uranus Building, a symbol of Taiwan earthquake”. The description part states, “Demolition works began on April 5 on a residential building in Hualien, Taiwan. Known as the Uranus Building, the 10-storey structure was left tilted at a sharp angle following the 7.4-magnitude earthquake on April 3”.

As per reports, The Uranus building in central Hualien, Taiwan, has been hanging on by a thread when a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Taiwan, causing substantial damage across the island and prompting a tsunami warning.

The Uranus the 10-storey building, which includes a combination of residential apartments and stores, was knocked to the side during the quake and has been sitting at a 25-degree angle. Demolition began on the building two days after the quake and completed after a two-week period.

So, it is clear that this viral video does not show the earthquake that hit Tibet, Nepal, and India recently.

Conclusion-

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be Misleading. This video shows the aftermath of an earthquake in Hualien, Taiwan and it dates back to April 2024.