At least 920 people are dead and over 3,000 have been injured after north-central Venezuela was devastated by rare, back-to-back doublet earthquakes measuring magnitudes of 7.2 and 7.5 on 24 June 2026. The twin tremors caused collapses, triggered tsunami alerts, and raised aftershock fears. Following this, a video is going viral on social media with the claim that it shows a tsunami in Venezuela that was triggered by the recent earthquake.
Let’s check the truth.
Fact check:
We began our investigation with a reverse image search on Google, and the results led us to a similar video uploaded on YouTube on 13 March 2012. The description states, “The 311 tsunami at Kuji Port in Iwate Prefecture, Japan.”
This makes it clear that the video is old and not related to Venezuela.
Moving forward, we found the same video uploaded on the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI) on 30 August , 2011. The description states, “The video was taken at Kuji Port in the Iwate Prefecture and was provided by the Kamaishi Port Office, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT).”
As per reports, this footage is of the massive tsunami off the Pacific coast of the Tohoku region surging into Kuji Bay. The footage was taken from the Suwa Shrine observation deck and the former Fisheries High School.
On 11 March 2011, a catastrophic 9.0–9.1 magnitude undersea megathrust earthquake struck off the northeastern coast of Honshu, Japan, triggering a massive and highly destructive tsunami. Formally known as the Great East Japan Earthquake (or simply 3.11), it stands as the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan’s history.
So, taking account of all this evidence, we can understand that an old video of Tsunami from Japan was falsely shared linking to recent earthquake in Venezuela.
Conclusion
Fact Crescendo found the claim made along with the viral video to be False. This video shows a massive tsunami occurred in Japan in March 2011. It is unrelated to Venezuela.
Title: 2011 tsunami video from Japan shared as a tsunami in Venezuela after the earthquake
Fact Check By: Usha Manoj
Result: False
