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However, the record is not of the January 1 earthquake in Japan: occurred in November 2023 in Indonesia. Therefore, Fast Check CL rated the viral content as #False. ![\\"\\"](\\" Viral-Content.png\\") ## In case you are short on time: * Following the earthquake in Japan on January 1, a video recorded by divers is circulating that apparently shows how the Japanese earthquake was seen from the depths of the Japanese sea. * However, the record dates back to November 2023 and the events occurred in Indonesia. For this reason, Fast Check CL rated the viral content as #False. By Maximiliano Echegoyen On January 1, 2024, a 7.6 magnitude Richter earthquake hit Japan, specifically in the city of Noto, Ishikawa prefecture. Several Videos of the event have begun to circulate on social networks, but there is one that has attracted attention for having recorded the earthquake underwater. «The strong earthquake of 7.6, as experienced from the depths of the sea in Japan with epicenter in Ishikawa prefecture, a total of 21 have been reported earthquakes in 90 minutes and strong waves in several areas," says the text along with with the attached video, which is shared by Facebook users (1,2), 'X' (1) and TikTok (1). However, the viral content is false. The video dates from November 8, 2023 and occurred in Indonesian waters, so it does not show the earthquake from January 1, 2024 in Japan. ![\\"\\"](\\" Screen-2024-01-05-at-15.50.33-873x1024.png\\") ## The video is from November 2023 and occurred in Indonesia First, Fast Check CL submitted the video to InVID to apply a reverse search to the keyframes returned by the application. The The results were immediate: one of the oldest comes from the account of Instagram @itamkongbagaram, a user who posts records of his adventures in diving. On November 14, 2023, the Instagram user posted the same video on your account. In the description of the post, which is in Indonesian, it says that on the 8th November, at 1:11 p.m. local time, "a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurred in the Sea of ​​Banda. According to the user's story, "at that time we were diving in the second immersion with a boat trip (…). No one was injured, all divers They are safe! As you can see on Google Maps, the Banda Sea is the sea whose waters They belong to Indonesia (see here). ![\\"\\"](\\" Screen-2024-01-05-at-16.01.55-1024x814.png\\") On the other hand, the reverse search also returned other results. a channel from Youtube also shared the same record on November 14, 2023. The video is titled «Viral! 7.2 magnitude earthquake at the bottom of the sea Band caught on camera. According to what was reported by T13 and Deutsche Welle, a 7.1 earthquake Richter magnitude occurred on Wednesday, November 8, east of Indonesia, in the Banda Sea. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 10 km. They were not activated tsunami warnings and no damage or injuries were reported. ## Conclusion Fast Check CL rates viral content as #False. The video dates back to the 8th November 2023 and occurred in Indonesia. 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This video was recorded underwater while the Japan earthquake occurred on January 1 2024