Original article (in Albanian) was published on 06/08/2025; Author Pustina Patris
A video shared on Albanian-language social media alleges that it depicts “one of the strongest earthquakes in the world” hitting Russia’s Far East in the early hours of July 31, 2025.
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On July 30, 2025, a strong 8.8-magnitude earthquake hit the coast of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula. The quake generated tsunami waves that reached Japan, Hawaii, and the U.S. West Coast.
However, using Google Lens for visual search, Faktoje discovered that the video in question has been circulating online since March 2025.
The footage actually shows events in Myanmar during the 7.7-magnitude earthquake on March 28, 2025, which caused over 3,000 deaths.
