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title: "Earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude strikes Indonesia's Minahasa"
description: "Both outlets reported the earthquake in Minahasa, Indonesia, with a focus on the magnitude and the source, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. They both noted the initial higher reading of 5.8 before the downgrade to 5.3. The framing and emphasis were nearly identical, with no significant differences in the details presented."
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# Earthquake measuring 5.3 magnitude strikes Indonesia's Minahasa

world · updated 12 Oct 2026, 8:54 AM PKT · 12 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Both outlets reported the earthquake in Minahasa, Indonesia, with a focus on the magnitude and the source, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre. They both noted the initial higher reading of 5.8 before the downgrade to 5.3. The framing and emphasis were nearly identical, with no significant differences in the details presented.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Aaj News (English)** — [Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits Indonesia's Minahasa](https://english.aaj.tv/news/330476150/magnitude-53-earthquake-hits-indonesias-minahasa) · 12 Oct 2026, 8:54 AM PKT
  > An earthquake ⁠measuring 5.3 ​magnitude struck ​Indonesia’s Minahasa on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological ​Centre said. EMSC ​earlier pegged the earthquake ‌at ⁠a magnitude of 5.8, before downgrading it ​to ​5.3 ⁠magnitude.The quake hit at ​a depth ​of ⁠104 km, according to EMSC.
- **Business Recorder** — [Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits Indonesia's Minahasa, EMSC says](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40443770/magnitude-53-earthquake-hits-indonesias-minahasa-emsc-says) · 12 Oct 2026, 8:00 AM PKT · 94% identical wording to the newest filing
  > An earthquake ⁠measuring 5.3 ​magnitude struck ​Indonesia’s Minahasa on Monday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological ​Centre said. EMSC ​earlier pegged the earthquake ‌at ⁠a magnitude of 5.8, before downgrading it ​to ​5.3 ⁠magnitude. Strong earthquake rocks Panama The quake hit at ​a depth ​of ⁠104 km (64.62 miles), according to EMSC.

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