Old video from Japan shared as recent visuals from Delhi earthquake.

Viral video is from Japan and dates back to 2021.

A 4.0 magnitude earthquake struck Delhi yesterday (17 February) around 5.36 am, with the epicentre being located near Durgabai Deshmukh College of Special Education in Dhaula Kuan. There were no immediate reports of any damage or injuries. Against this backdrop, a video of water splashing out of a bath tub in a high-rise building is going viral on social media with the claim that it shows the recent visuals from the earthquake that struck Delhi.

The caption of the post states, “4.0 magnitude earthquake hits Delhi-NCR, strong tremors felt across north India”

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The same video is viral on Facebook also.

Fact Check-

We conducted a reverse image search on Google with the key frames of the viral video to find the original source. As a result, we found a YouTube video uploaded on 15 February, 2021 with a caption, “Water Spills Out of Bathtub as it Shakes Rigorously During Earthquake in Japan.” 

The same video featured in The Weather Channel, dated 23 February, 2021 and captioned it as footage of the earthquake in Japan. It confirms that the video is not related to the recent earthquakes that struck the Delhi.

We also found a report by Reuters from 13 February 2021 which said that according to Japan Meteorological Agency, the earthquake had a 7.3 magnitude. Based on the facts and evidence, it is clear that the viral video is not related to the recent Delhi earthquake. 

Conclusion–

Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. The viral video is from an earthquake that hit Japan in 2021and is not related to the recent Delhi earthquake.