A 5.8 magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing eight people from one family near Kabul.
An earthquake with magnitude 5.8 struck northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan on Friday evening, with its epicenter in the Hindu Kush mountain range. Eight members of the same family were killed when their house collapsed on the outskirts of Kabul, with only a young child surviving with injuries. The tremor was felt across multiple cities in both countries but no other casualties were immediately reported.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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PBS NewsHour
Reuters
Al Jazeera
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- PBS NewsHour+5.5 h
- Al Jazeera+12.8 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
All outlets report the same basic facts about eight family members killed and child survivor, with only minor differences in earthquake depth measurements and geographic details.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“5.8 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan and Pakistan, killing 8 on outskirts of Kabul”
“Eight dead after earthquake of magnitude 5.9 strikes Afghanistan - Reuters”
“Afghanistan earthquake kills eight members of same family”
7 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.8
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