Fact Check: Old images of a storm in Croatia falsely linked to Delhi, no earthquake occurred in national capital
An earthquake of magnitude 5 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on April 4, 2025. Several cities in North India including;
An earthquake of magnitude 5 on the Richter scale struck Nepal on April 4, 2025. Several cities in North India, including Gorakhpur and Patna, also felt the tremors. On April 1, a moderate earthquake measuring 4.2 on the Richter scale jolted the Leh region of Ladakh, causing concern among residents but fortunately resulting in no reported casualties or significant damage.
A video showing severe devastation with buildings falling and vehicles being swept away with text on the video in Hindi “दिल्ली में तेज़ भूकम्प आने के कारण 98 हजार लोगों कि मौत, 87 हजार लोग घायल हुए, लाइव अपडेट, महाप्रलय 7/4/2025”. When translated, it claims that “98,000 people killed, 87,000 injured due to strong earthquake in Delhi, Live Updates, disaster 7/4/2025"
Here is the archive link to the claim.
Fact Check:
The claim is False. The video of devastation is not from Delhi.
When we performed a keyword search to find out whether any earthquake occurred in Delhi on April 7, 2025, we found that no such incident was reported in any media reports. Recently, an earthquake occurred in Nepal on April 4, 2025, with a magnitude of 5.0 on the Richter scale, with light tremors being felt in North India. Myanmar has experienced 112 aftershocks ranging from magnitudes of 2.8 to 7.5, according to the country’s Department of Meteorology and Hydrology. The aftershocks followed a devastating 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the country on March 28.
When we extracted keyframes from the video and performed a reverse image search using them, we found that the video is not related to India but shows visuals of a storm that occurred in Croatia in July 2023. We found a YouTube video published by a channel named Pavel Skyworker with the title “Storm in Zagreb on July 19, 2023.”
The same video was also shared on facebook also on July 19, 2023 with title “Samo neki od užasnih prizora u našem gradu danas.” When translated states, “Just some of the horrific scenes in our city today.”
According to news reports published in July 2023, a powerful storm hit the Balkans with strong winds and heavy rain on Wednesday, July 19, killing at least five people in Croatia, Bosnia, and Slovenia and injuring dozens, police and local media outlets said. The storm was the second in two days to sweep over the region following a string of extremely hot and dry days. Elsewhere in Europe, a continuing heat wave caused wildfires and public health warnings.
Two men died in Croatia's capital, Zagreb, after they were hit by falling trees, Croatian police said. A 50-year-old man was struck while outside in the street, and a 48-year-old man was in his car, a police statement said. Earlier, emergency doctor Ljupka Hitrova told the official Hina news agency that the two victims had multiple head injuries. The civil protection service in eastern Croatia reported that one person died when a tree fell on their car in the town of Cernik. Elsewhere in Zagreb, a 36-year-old man was severely injured when a construction crane collapsed, the police statement said.
The storm suddenly darkened the sky and brought blinding rain, flash floods, and winds across Zagreb starting at about 4 pm. It halted the city's transport, caused power outages, and left streets blocked with fallen trees. Zagreb's emergency services asked citizens to be patient as hundreds of calls for help came in at once. "We are appealing to the citizens to call only if in a life-threatening situation or of utmost necessity until the situation stabilizes," Zagreb Mayor Tomislav Tomasevic said on Twitter.
Therefore, the viral video does not show earthquake visuals that occurred in Delhi, it shows storm visuals in Croatia. The claim is False.