Quake of about magnitude 7 hits off Kamchatka; Japan issues erroneous 9.9 alert
An earthquake of magnitude 6.9–7 struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday at about 140 km depth, with no tsunami danger reported. Japan's weather agency mistakenly issued an early warning for a magnitude 9.9 quake.
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The story, neutrally told
Centre · 1An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck the Kamchatka Peninsula region of Russia on Friday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), as relayed by Reuters. Hindustan TimesN “An earthquake of magnitude 7 struck Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula region on Friday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Centre · 1The EMSC put the depth at 140 km and the time at about 3.35 pm local time, with the epicentre 146 km south-southwest of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and 80 km north-northeast of Ozernovskiy. Hindustan TimesN “the quake was at a depth of 140 km (86.99 miles) and took place at about 3.35 pm (local time)” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Centre · 1The US Geological Survey measured the quake at magnitude 6.9, about 76 km northeast of Ozernovskiy, at an estimated depth of 143.2 km, according to BNO News. BNO NewsN “The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) measured the actual earthquake at magnitude 6.9, locating its epicenter approximately 76 kilometers (47 miles) northeast of Ozernovskiy, Russia.” Read at BNO News ↗
Centre · 1No tsunami alert was issued, and the US National Tsunami Warning Center said there was no danger; it calculated the depth at 92 miles, near the east coast of Kamchatka. Hindustan TimesN “No tsunami alert was issued in the immediate aftermath of the quake, with the US National Tsunami Warning Center saying there was no danger following the tremors.” Read at Hindustan Times ↗ Centre · 1Separately, Japan's Meteorological Agency (JMA) mistakenly issued an early warning estimating a magnitude 9.9 earthquake and forecasting strong shaking across much of the country, including the Tokyo region. BNO NewsN “Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) mistakenly issued an early warning estimating a magnitude 9.9 earthquake and forecasting strong shaking across much of the country.” Read at BNO News ↗ Centre · 1According to NHK, the alert went out at about 12:36 p.m. in Japan and was cancelled at 12:48 p.m.; the display located the quake in the Kuril Islands region at a depth of 140 km. BNO NewsN “The alert was issued at approximately 12:36 p.m. Friday in Japan, late Thursday in the United States, and canceled at 12:48 p.m., according to NHK.” Read at BNO News ↗
Centre · 1NHK reported that the quake produced no shaking in Japan and no tsunami warnings were issued, and the JMA said it will investigate the error. BNO NewsN “the earthquake did not produce shaking in Japan and no tsunami warnings were issued. The meteorological agency said it will investigate the error.” Read at BNO News ↗ Centre · 1BNO News noted that a magnitude 9.9 quake would be the largest ever recorded, above the magnitude 9.5 Chile quake of 1960, and would release roughly 32,000 times as much energy as the magnitude 6.9 event. BNO NewsN “A magnitude 9.9 earthquake would be the largest ever recorded, exceeding the magnitude 9.5 quake that struck Chile in 1960, according to the USGS.” Read at BNO News ↗
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Left0 outlets
No left outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
Centre2 outlets
- Framing
- Both centre outlets treat it as a brief factual alert: Hindustan Times reports the Kamchatka quake from EMSC and US tsunami centre data, while BNO News focuses on Japan's erroneous magnitude 9.9 warning.
- Emphasis
- Hindustan Times stresses location, depth and absence of tsunami danger; BNO News stresses the JMA error, its timing and the scale gap between 9.9 and 6.9.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Hindustan Times does not mention Japan's false alert; BNO News does not give the EMSC magnitude of 7 or the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky distance. Neither reports damage or casualties.
- Charged language
- “mistakenly”
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“No tsunami alert was issued in the immediate aftermath of the quake” — Hindustan Times
“Japan’s Meteorological Agency (JMA) mistakenly issued an early warning estimating a magnitude 9.9 earthquake” — BNO News
Right0 outlets
No right outlet in our sources has covered this story yet.
What every side reports
- A roughly magnitude 7 earthquake struck near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday at a depth of about 140 km.
- No tsunami warning or danger was reported.
Where accounts differ
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Magnitude and epicentre of the quake
- Centre
- Hindustan Times, citing EMSC via Reuters, reports magnitude 7, 80 km NNE of Ozernovskiy; BNO News, citing the USGS, reports magnitude 6.9, about 76 km northeast of Ozernovskiy.
Japan Meteorological Agency organisation
The JMA issued an early warning for a magnitude 9.9 quake in error, cancelled it 12 minutes later, and said it will investigate the error.
“The meteorological agency said it will investigate the error.” — BNO News
Kamchatka Peninsula place
The Kamchatka Peninsula region was the site of the quake, about 140 km deep off its east coast; no tsunami danger was reported.
“its location being near the east coast of Kamchatka in Russia” — Hindustan Times
Left0 articles
No coverage yet.
Centre3 articles
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Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
Neutral Short wire-based alert reporting EMSC and US tsunami centre figures and stressing no tsunami danger.
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Japan mistakenly issues warning for magnitude 9.9 earthquake
Neutral Reports the JMA's erroneous 9.9 alert against the actual 6.9 quake, with scale context.
Right0 articles
No coverage yet.
- 16 Oct 04:57 First Hindustan TimesN Earthquake of magnitude 7 strikes Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula
- 16 Oct 05:10 +13m BNO NewsN Japan mistakenly issues warning for magnitude 9.9 earthquake
- 16 Oct 06:06 +1h 9m Hindustan TimesN Japan mistakenly issues 9.9-magnitude quake alert after 6.9 tremor near Russia, retracts it within minutes
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