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Melbourne and Victoria affected overnight by state’s biggest earthquake in three years

The West Australian Cameron Micallef
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From the report

More than 17,000 Australians were shaken from their sleep by a 4.8 magnitude earthquake, the biggest to hit the state in years.

How outlets headlined it

Each outlet's own headline. Struck through: the loaded words our version leaves out. Plainest first.

  • WAtoday Biggest earthquake in three years rattles Victoria plain
  • 7NEWS Victoria earthquake: Towns rattled by 4.8 magnitude tremor plain
  • ABC News Magnitude-4.8 earthquake rattles rural Victoria plain
  • The Guardian Australia Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne plain
  • WAtoday Victoria shook by 4.8 magnitude earthquake plain
  • The West Australian Melbourne and Victoria rocked affected overnight by state’s biggest earthquake in three years 1 change

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Headline as published: Melbourne and Victoria rocked overnight by state’s biggest earthquake in three years

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How each outlet filed it

Also covered by WAtoday, The Age, Brisbane Times, The Sydney Morning Herald. We hold only their summary of it, not the report, so there is nothing of theirs to measure here.

Outlet Niral ScoreAdjectivesSourcingSentimentHappiness
The West Australianas they published this story 17.6 1 30 0 18.1
7NEWS 5.1 1 63 -0.3 18.1
ABC News 9.8 7 80 -0.0 36.6
The Guardian Australia 6.4 3 84 0.0 28.5

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The same event elsewhere

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WAtoday Biggest earthquake in three years rattles Victoria Niral 13.4 · mostly calm political 0 The Age Biggest earthquake in three years rattles Victoria Niral 13.4 · mostly calm political 0 Brisbane Times Biggest earthquake in three years rattles Victoria Niral 13.4 · mostly calm political 0 The Sydney Morning Herald Biggest earthquake in three years rattles Victoria Niral 13.4 · mostly 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 rattles rural Victoria Niral 9.8 · calm political 0 The Guardian Australia Magnitude 4.8 earthquake hits Victoria with tremors felt across Melbourne Niral 6.4 · calm political 0 WAtoday Victoria shook by 4.8 magnitude earthquake Niral 4.1 · calm political 0