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Old Image of Collapsed Building Falsely Linked to Recent Delhi Earthquake

This image dates back to 2015 when a building collapsed partially after an earthquake in South Delhi.

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An image showing two collapsed buildings is going viral on social media where users are linking it to the recent Delhi earthquake.

Strong tremors of a 4.3 magnitude earthquake were felt on 17 February in the Delhi-NCR region. The epicentre of the earthquake was in Delhi’s Dhaula Kuan.

(Archives of similar claims can be seen here and here.)

What's the truth?: This image dates back to 2015 when a building collapsed partially after an earthquake in South Delhi.

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How did we find out the truth?: We performed a reverse image search on the viral image and this led us to a report shared by Hindustan Times on 9 November 2015.

  • It carried the same image and stated that a four-storey building at an unauthorised colony in Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave collapsed partially.

  • It further stated that an earthquake in October 2015 caused the said damage to the structure, however, no casualties were reported.

Conclusion: An old image of a collapsed building is going viral online where users are linking to the recent Delhi earthquake.

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