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India Today Fact Check found that both images are old and have nothing to do with the recent earthquake in Delhi.
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People in Delhi-NCR woke up to strong tremors of 4.0 magnitude on Monday (February 17) morning. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan. A few hours later, another quake of the same magnitude hit Bihar.
Two images of partially collapsed multi-storey buildings are now going viral on social media. Allegedly, they show the after-effects of the Delhi earthquake. These images were shared on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
India Today Fact Check found that both images are old and have nothing to do with the recent earthquake in Delhi-NCR.
Our Probe
With the help of a reverse image search, we found one photo in a Hindustan Times news report, published on November 9, 2015. Reportedly, a four-storey building at an unauthorised colony in Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave collapsed partially after an earthquake in October 2015. Serious damage to the structure led to its occupants vacating it. No casualties were reported.
We found the other image in a Facebook post from 2021. The photo was also used in many articles related to earthquakes.
A similar photo was also used in an article in a Turkish magazine called Cornucopia. The article was about the earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999, killing at least 17,000 people.
While we couldn’t confirm that the picture was from Turkey, it’s nonetheless clear it's old.
It’s noteworthy that no casualties or damage were reported after the recent Delhi earthquake. As per some reports, a 20-25-year-old tree was uprooted at Jheel Park in Dhaula Kuan.
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