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  • 2021-12-16 (xsd:date)
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  • This video shows an earthquake that struck Indonesia in 2009, not in 2021 (en)
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  • A video has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook and TikTok alongside a claim that it shows a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck eastern Indonesia on December 14, 2021 — causing panic but no deaths or major damage. The claim is false; the clip has circulated online since 2009 in reports about an earthquake hitting Indonesia's West Sumatra province. The 20-second video was shared here on December 14, 2021, on TikTok. It has been viewed more than 287,000 times. It shows people panicking on the street as a nearby structure collapses. Screenshot of misleading post, taken on December 15, 2021 The Indonesian text overlaid on the video reads as: 7.5 [magnitude] earthquake in NTT. NTT refers to East Nusa Tenggara , a province in the eastern part of Indonesia. A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit East Nusa Tenggara province on December 14, 2021, causing panic but no deaths or major damage, AFP reported . The same video has been viewed more than 33,000 times alongside a similar claim on Facebook here , here and here ; as well as on TikTok here and here . However, the claim is false. A reverse image search on Yandex followed by keyword search found this longer video posted on YouTube on October 9, 2009. The Indonesian-language title translates as: Amateur Video During the 2009 Padang West Sumatra Earthquake. An old logo of Indonesian broadcaster Trans TV is also visible throughout the footage. A 7.6-magnitude hit Padang, the capital city of West Sumatra province, on September 30, 2009, killing at least 1,100 people, the BBC reported here . Below is a screenshot comparison of the clip in the misleading posts (L) and the 2009 video on YouTube (R): Screenshot comparison of the clip in the misleading posts (L) and the 2009 video on YouTube (R) This video report, posted by Padang-based news outlet Harian Haluan on its YouTube channel on September 29, 2019, includes a short clip of the 2009 earthquake. The video is titled: WEST SUMATERA EARTHQUAKE 2009 | 10 Years of the West Sumatra Disaster, September 30, 2009. An identical scene can be seen at the video's 18-second mark. (en)
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