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Claim reviewed :
Mexico earthquakeClaimed By :
IBT India.Fact Check :
FalseA video, suggesting that an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter scale, has created havoc in Mexico, went viral on social media within a span of a few hours. However, turns out that the video is of a 2017 earthquake being shared as recent.
![Mexico earthquake](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/724224/mexico-earthquake.jpg?w=535&h=220&l=50&t=40)
According to Alt News, the video is of a two-year-old incident, when an earthquake- claimed to be one of the strongest in 100 years - had struck Mexico.
![Mexico earthuake](https://data1.ibtimes.co.in/en/full/724225/mexico-earthuake.jpg?h=450&l=50&t=40)
A BCC report from 2017 shows identical visuals. No recent news report has also claimed that Mexico suffered tremors of 8.1 magnitudes.