As soon as an 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck Alaska, United States on Wednesday, a video clip, allegedly showing the interiors of a house during the quake, circulated on social media. The video, posted on a certain handle, was liked more than 2300 times and retweeted more than 1500 times. After a reverse search on Google and research, we found that the same video was circulated in 2018 and 2020.

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A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of Alaska after tremors were felt off the coast around 10.15 PM, US Geological Survey reported. The epicentre of the earthquake is 56 miles (91 kilometers) east southeast of Perryville, Alaska. At 29 miles deep (46.7 km), the quake is considered shallow. There have been two strong aftershocks of magnitude 6.2 and 5.6, the USGS reports.

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Several social media users did point out that the video clip was from 2018. 

A reverse Google search shows that a Seattle, Washington-based news website King5.com had published an earthquake story with the same video on November 30, 2018. A 7.0 magnitude quake had hit Anchorage, Alaska then. 

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According to Reuters, the video clip started circulating on social media after a 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck the south of Alaska’s Aleutian Islands on October 19, 2020. They reported the video as fake. 

A social media user had shared the same video clip in 2018. 

 A tsunami warning has been issued for parts of the state, including South Alaska and the Alaska Peninsula, from Hinchinbrook Entrance, to Unimak Pass, and for the Aleutian Islands, from Unimak Pass, According to the U.S. National Tsunami Warning Center, according to the US National Tsunami Warning Center. 

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“Based on all available data a tsunami may have been generated by this earthquake that could be destructive on coastal areas even far from the epicenter,” The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said.

The estimated earliest arrival of the first tsunami wave in Hawaii is around 12:53 AM on Thursday.