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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Oct 20, 5:07 AM
6.3 earthquake strikes northwest of Vanuatu
The earthquake hit 204km west-northwest of Port-Olry, recorded at a depth of 10km.
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwest of Vanuatu
Stuff (New Zealand) and Radio New Zealand describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened The quake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres.
The headline split The left frames it as "6.3 earthquake strikes northwest of Vanuatu". The center frames it as "Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwest of Vanuatu".
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Left / center-left6.3 earthquake strikes northwest of Vanuatu
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
CenterMagnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwest of Vanuatu
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Radio New ZealandNews report · Oct 20, 4:59 AM
Magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes northwest of Vanuatu
The quake was recorded at a depth of 10 kilometres.
Details21/99 Wording Gap · Low confidence · 2 sources
21/99 Wording GapLow confidence2 sources · 2 bias bucketsDeveloping · 2 sources · 2 bucketsFormats: News report
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Now: Wording Gap is 21/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.