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Magnitude 7.1 earthquake strikes Tibet in China

First reported by Infocom: Yesterday, 19:04

Updated 15:37, 18 sources

World. Photo: guan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, cropped
Photo: guan / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0, cropped

According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake was recorded in the Tibet Autonomous Region at 14:33 local time. The epicentre was about 200 km northeast of Nagqu, with the focus at a depth of 35 km. Xinhua reported that at least 16 people were killed, 32 were injured and more than 300 buildings were destroyed. According to China Central Television, the number of injured has reached 46, 11 of them in serious condition.

How each side framed it

The outlets' original headlines, unchanged.

Coverage timeline

Who reported first, who followed. Each dot is one outlet.

Timeline as a list
  1. Infocom (Balanced)
  2. Shant TV / Shantnews (Balanced)
  3. 24news.am (Opposition)
  4. 168 Zham (Opposition)
  5. Yerkir Media (Opposition)
  6. Mamul.am (Balanced)
  7. Mediahub (Opposition)
  8. Oragir.news (Opposition)
  9. 1in.am (Balanced)
  10. Public Radio of Armenia (Pro-government)
  11. Sputnik Armenia (Foreign)
  12. Radar Armenia (Opposition)
  13. Tert.am (Opposition)
  14. News.am (Opposition)
  15. Armenpress (Pro-government)
  16. Panorama (Opposition)
  17. Haykakan Zhamanak (Armtimes) (Pro-government)
  18. Golos Armenii (Opposition)

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