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Mostly Same

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

The epicenter was 11 miles southeast of the city of Camaná.

1 Left4 Center1 Right
Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of October 11, 2026 at 8:41 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened The epicenter was 11 miles southeast of the city of Camaná.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 6 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

6 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftMagnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

The Plain Dealer Cleveland · Center-left · News report

CenterMagnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightMagnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

Center-leftMostly Factual
The Plain Dealer ClevelandNews report · Oct 11, 8:41 PM

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

The epicenter was 11 miles southeast of the city of Camaná.

Open source
CenterHigh
The Star-Ledger (NJ.com)News report · Oct 11, 8:41 PM

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

The epicenter was 11 miles southeast of the city of Camaná.

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
OregonianNews report · Oct 11, 8:41 PM

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

The epicenter was 11 miles southeast of the city of Camaná.

Open source
Center-rightMostly Factual
Al.com (Alabama News)News report · Oct 11, 8:41 PM

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

The epicenter was 11 miles southeast of the city of Camaná.

Open source
CenterMostly Factual
The Post-Standard (Syracuse)News report · Oct 11, 8:41 PM

Magnitude 5.2 earthquake hits southern Peru coast

The epicenter was 11 miles southeast of the city of Camaná.

Open source
Details0/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 6 sources
0/99 Wording GapHigh confidence6 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Oct 11, 8:41 PM: The Plain Dealer Cleveland joined the source map.

Oct 11, 8:41 PM: The Star-Ledger (NJ.com) joined the source map.

Oct 11, 8:41 PM: Oregonian joined the source map.

Oct 11, 8:41 PM: Al.com (Alabama News) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 6 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.