Geoscience Australia reported the quake just after 2am with an epicentre near the South Gippsland town of Leongatha, about 135 kilometres south-east of Melbourne.
Melbourne, VIC
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Melbourne, Victoria
From the report
How outlets headlined it
Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.
- Brisbane Times Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Melbourne, Victoria plain
- 7NEWS Victoria earthquake: Towns rattled by 4.8 magnitude tremor plain
- ABC News Magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in rural Victoria plain
This is a summary. The indicators are not. The scores were measured over this summary alone, which is less of the article than we would like and makes them less certain.
How each outlet filed it
Also covered by WAtoday, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, ABC News. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.
| Outlet | Niral Score | Adjectives | Sourcing | Sentiment | Happiness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brisbane Timesas they published this story | 7.5 | 0 | 71 | 0 | 31.3 |
| 7NEWS | 5.1 | 1 | 63 | -0.3 | 18.1 |
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The same event elsewhere
5 other outlets filed this story. The scoreboard above is what they did differently.
WAtoday
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Melbourne, Victoria
Niral 6.5 · calm
political 0
The Age
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Melbourne, Victoria
Niral 7.5 · calm
political 0
The Sydney Morning Herald
Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Melbourne, Victoria
Niral 7.5 · calm
political 0
7NEWS
Victoria earthquake: Towns rattled by 4.8 magnitude tremor
Niral 5.1 · calm
political 0
ABC News
Magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in rural Victoria
Niral 10.1 · mostly calm
political 0