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The New Zealand HeraldNews report · Aug 2, 8:46 AM
East Coast earthquake: Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes near Te Araroa
Geo Net classified the shaking as strong.
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East Coast earthquake: Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes near Te Araroa
Stuff (New Zealand) and The New Zealand Herald describe the same event in different terms.
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As of August 2, 2026 at 9:52 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Geo Net classified the shaking as strong.
The headline split The left frames it as "‘Strong’ earthquake hits East Coast of North Island". The center frames it as "Te Araroa shaken by strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 3 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium
3 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
Framing confidenceModerate
60/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-left‘Strong’ earthquake hits East Coast of North Island
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterEast Coast earthquake: Magnitude 5.7 quake strikes near Te Araroa
The New Zealand Herald · Center · News report
Right / center-rightNo matching source in this bucket yet.
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Aug 2, 9:52 AM
Te Araroa shaken by strong magnitude 5.7 earthquake
More than 5000 people felt a magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Te Araroa as Aotearoa's recent spell of seismic shakes continues.
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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 2, 8:48 AM
‘Strong’ earthquake hits East Coast of North Island
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck near Te Araroa on Sunday evening.
Details60/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 3 sources
60/99 Wording GapMedium confidence3 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report
SOURCE MAP CHANGES
Aug 2, 8:46 AM: The New Zealand Herald joined the source map.
Aug 2, 8:48 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.
Aug 2, 9:52 AM: Radio New Zealand joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is live match · 3 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.