Attributing the information to NASA, the WhatsApp message warned that an earthquake measuring 9.1 on Richter scale would strike Delhi-NCR. ""Scientists can only calculate the probability that a significant earthquake will occur in a specific area within a certain number of years," USGS said. As per the US Geological Survey (USGS), the magnitude of the temblor was 3.7 and the epicenter was Sardhana in Uttar Pradesh—less than 100 km from Delhi. If you have also received such a news, then wait before taking it forward. The zone broadly comprises entire northeastern India, parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, parts of North Bihar and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.Delhi comes under the Zone-IV, where highest damage is possible due to earthquakes.The long-term seismological analysis in the region shows that the amount of energy getting accumulated in the subduction zones is not equally dissipated through the small and moderate earthquakes that we are seeing right now. #PIBFactCheck: The video being viral is of the reality analysis done by a news channel in 2018, According to which it is fake news. The message says that the American space agency had predicated that a massive earthquake of 9.1 or 9.2 Rector scale will hit the national capital. According to NASA, the biggest earthquake will hit Delhi soon. Screengrab from post  |  Photo Credit: Twitter The earthquake was mild in nature and no injury or damage to property has been reported so far.In an unfortunate coincidence, a fake message saying that the US space agency NASA predicted a strong earthquake in Delhi-NCR between April 7-15 became so viral in India that the fact-checking arm of the government had to intervene to deny any such prediction. Although there have been efforts to do so, they have not yet been successful.Secondly, the message uses www.nasaalert.com as the source but the URL does not exist. Take control of your data:File photo of the last major earthquake near India-Pakistan border on September 25, 2019.File photo of the last major earthquake near India-Pakistan border on September 25, 2019.The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. A news is spreading rapidly on the internet citing NASA that there may be a strong earthquake in Delhi. While further terming the information as 'fake news', PIB tweeted in Hindi to say that no such prediction has been made by NASA. New Delhi: The Press Information Bureau's fact-checking unit PIB Fact Check, on Sunday, busted the claim that said that a high-scale earthquake is going to rock the national capital soon.The claim further sourced the information to a rumoured NASA prediction. The Rector’s Scale is 9.1 or may be 9.2.

Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check has brought the reality of this news to everyone.PIB Fact Check wrote on its Twitter handle, "Claim: According to NASA's assessment, a strong earthquake is going to happen in Delhi. A day after the Indian astronomers discovered one of the farthest Star galaxies in the universe estimated to be located 9.3 billion light-years away from Earth, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) congratulated Indian astronomers on the discovery. The clarifications came just hours before the mild earthquake in Delhi on Sunday evening.It was, however, not as strong as conveyed in the fake video which warned people of an earthquake of magnitude 9.1. Reports also suggest that there are messages asking the residents to stay cautious in connection with the 'predicted' earthquake.The government has, since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, asked the public to not believe any and every piece of information that is passed around on the internet - which is also why PIB has been doing regular fact checks.India’s top entrepreneurial platform recognises the best SMEs, MSMEs and Startups of the year. The fact check came in response to a viral video claiming that that the space agency has issued a warning about an earthquake of 9.1 magnitudes to hit Delhi between April 7 and April 15.Claiming the information in the video as being a hoax, PIB took to Twitter to clarify that the viral video was run by a news channel in 2018. Press Information Bureau (PIB) Fact Check has brought the reality of this news to everyone.PIB Fact Check wrote on its Twitter handle, "Claim: According to NASA's assessment, a strong earthquake is going to happen in Delhi. On hearing the name of NASA, people forward the news. The maximum risk areas for high-intensity earthquakes are classified as Zone-V in India. "A news is spreading rapidly on the internet citing NASA that there may be a strong earthquake in Delhi. "According to NASA''s assessment, a strong earthquake is going to happen in Delhi. Republic World did a fact check on the "NASA Delhi earthquake alert" rumour and found the claims to be False. No such prediction has been made by NASA," the tweet read.Media reports suggest that the video is circulating on various social media and messaging platforms like WhatsApp and seem like a medium to create panic among the public in the already trying times of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

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