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The claim

Visuals related to the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on 30 July 2025

Rating

MISLEADING

Reviewed by FACTLY ↗ ·

Original fact check ↗

Original review summary

FACTLY found that the visuals were old and unrelated to the 30 July 2025 Kamchatka earthquake. It traced examples to a 2025 Myanmar earthquake, a 2017 Greenland tsunami, the 2011 Japan tsunami, and other separate events.[S1]

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Sources and attribution

  1. [S1] FACTLY original review

    Original review · Retrieved October 16, 2026