{"id":128344,"date":"2022-09-13T18:20:06","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=128344"},"modified":"2022-09-13T18:20:06","modified_gmt":"2022-09-13T12:50:06","slug":"ndtv-hindustan-times-share-4-yr-old-video-as-footage-from-sept-11-papua-new-guinea-earthquake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/ndtv-hindustan-times-share-4-yr-old-video-as-footage-from-sept-11-papua-new-guinea-earthquake\/","title":{"rendered":"NDTV, Hindustan Times share 4-yr-old video as footage from Sept 11 Papua New Guinea earthquake"},"content":{"rendered":"

A video of an earthquake is being circulated widely on social media as footage of the 7.6-magnitude quake<\/a> that hit Papua New Guinea, an island nation in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, on September 11. The video shows people panicking and running while large cracks develop on the road as a result of the quake. People can also be heard praying in the background.<\/p>\n

NDTV<\/a> has used a still from the video as the Feature Image in its report of the Papua New Guinea tremors. (Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

NDTV cited Reddit user ChrisM707<\/a> as a source. His post had garnered 2.8k upvotes. (Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

<\/figure>\n

The Hindustan Times tweeted a compilation of several videos of the incident. The first of these videos is the viral clip (Archived link<\/a>). However, a text superimposed at the top of the video reads, “HT doesn’t vouch for the authenticity of the videos”.<\/p>\n

\n

A powerful earthquake of 7.6 magnitude ripped through Papua New Guinea on Sunday morning. Three people were killed due to the landslides triggered by the earthquake. pic.twitter.com\/feP74Mpjt7<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Hindustan Times (@htTweets) September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Weather Channel<\/a> also used this video while reporting on the Papua New Guinea quake. (Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

This video was also tweeted<\/a> (archive<\/a>) several times with claims that it was shot in Papua New Guinea. (Archived link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\n

Watch | 7.6 magnitude earthquake hits #PapuaNewGuinea<\/a>. US Geological Survey says the quake, with depth of 90 kilometers, strikes near town of #Kainantu<\/a>. Power outages and damage to buildings reported in parts of the country.#Earthquake<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pMo19W7PYv<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NCIB NEWS NETWORK (@NCIB_INDIA_NEWS) September 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fact Check<\/h4>\n

Upon reverse image searching one of the key-frames of the video, Alt News was led to an Advanced Earth and Space Science blog post<\/a> by Dave Petley dated October 15, 2018. Professor Petley is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hull in the United Kingdom. His blog provides commentary and analysis of landslide events occurring worldwide. This particular post contained a geological analysis of the lateral spreading that had been witnessed in Sigi Biromaru, a suburb of Palu in Indonesia, during the Sulawesi earthquake<\/a> in September 2018.<\/p>\n

In the blog post, Professor Petley uses screengrabs from the footage that was shot in Sigi Biromaru, during the earthquake. The photographs used by him match the viral video.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

On searching the keywords “Sigi Biromaru 2018” on YouTube, we found a longer version<\/a> of the viral video uploaded on October 7, 2018.
\n[youtube https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=HbjmI7YnNwU]<\/p>\n

In the video, two important stills confirm the fact that the video was indeed shot in Indonesia. At 1:56 in the video, a signboard consisting of an arrow pointing downwards, and the text ‘MASUK’ can be seen. ‘Masuk’ is the Indonesian word for ‘enter’. Moreover, at the 3:53-minute mark, a typical gas station signboard is visible with the text ‘PERTAMINA’. According to its website, Pertamina<\/a> is the national energy company owned by the Government of Indonesia.<\/p>\n