Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden near Somalia and Yemen
The tremor was felt in both countries, with differing magnitude reports from geological centres.
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What this story says
- A magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the Gulf of Aden early Friday morning.
- The earthquake's epicentre was near Somalia and Yemen, with shaking felt in both countries.
- The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 6.0, while the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences reported 6.2.
- It is unknown if there were any damages, injuries, or deaths.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 8 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 11 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
42/100
Craft
55/100
Hype
20/100
11 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 8 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck the Gulf of Aden early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). The tremor occurred near the coasts of Somalia and Yemen, and shaking was reported in both countries. The USGS reported the earthquake at approximately 12:07 a.m. local time, at a depth of 6.3 miles. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences reported a magnitude of 6.2 for the same event.
Magnitude disagreement
The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0. The GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences reported a magnitude of 6.2. Both agencies reported the event occurred in the eastern Gulf of Aden.
What the coverage left out
None of the right-rated digests mention the estimated intensity of the earthquake on the Mercalli scale, a detail reported by the centre-rated outlet. Additionally, the right-rated digests do not include information about the rarity or significance of an earthquake of this magnitude in the region, which was noted by the centre-rated outlet.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 1 time, most recently on 28 Aug 2026, 08:01, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
2 rated outlets
- Fox Weather, rated centre, reported on the magnitude 6.0 earthquake near Somalia. The report stated that shaking was felt in Yemen. It noted the earthquake struck at approximately 12:07 a.m. local time Friday. The outlet mentioned the initial earthquake had an estimated intensity of IV on the Mercalli scale, indicating shaking strong enough to be felt indoors and potentially awaken residents. Fox Weather also stated that earthquakes above magnitude 6.0 are not common in the region, making events of this size rare and significant. It was unknown at the time of reporting if any damage, injuries, or deaths had been reported.
Right
6 rated outlets
- Six right-rated outlets reported on the earthquake. Anadolu Ajansı, Gulf News, The Manila Times, El Universo, Yonhap News Agency, and Al Bawaba all mentioned the magnitude 6.0 earthquake striking the Gulf of Aden near Somalia and Yemen. Gulf News, The Manila Times, and El Universo attributed the report to the USGS. Yonhap News Agency reported the earthquake occurred in waters southeast of Mukalla, Yemen. Al Bawaba and Egyptian Gazette reported a magnitude of 6.2, with Al Bawaba attributing this to Reuters and Egyptian Gazette attributing it to the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences. None of the right-rated digests mentioned any details about the intensity of the shaking or whether it was considered rare for the region.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden near Somalia and Yemen?
- Of the 8 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 25% are rated centre, 75% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 11. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden near Somalia and Yemen left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 8 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden near Somalia and Yemen biased?
- Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden near Somalia and Yemen is one event reported by 11 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden near Somalia and Yemen?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Magnitude 6.0 earthquake strikes Gulf of Aden near Somalia and Yemen?
- 11 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What was the magnitude of the earthquake?
- The U.S. Geological Survey reported the earthquake as magnitude 6.0. However, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences reported a magnitude of 6.2 for the same event. The exact magnitude remains a point of divergence between the two geological centres.
- Where did the earthquake strike?
- The earthquake struck the Gulf of Aden, an area located between Somalia and Yemen. Shaking from the tremor was reported in both of these countries, indicating the significant reach of the seismic event.
- Was there any reported damage or injuries?
- At the time the reports were published, it was unknown if there was any damage, injuries, or deaths resulting from the earthquake. This information was not available in the provided coverage.
Read it at the source
11 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
2- Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Strikes Eastern Gulf of Aden (opens cedarnews.net in a new tab)
cedarnews.net — is cedarnews.net biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Magnitude 6.0 earthquake hits near Somalia, rattling residents and nearby communities (opens Fox Weather in a new tab)
Fox Weather — is Fox Weather biased? Our profile of this outlet
Right
6- Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes eastern Gulf of Aden (opens Anadolu Ajansı in a new tab)
Anadolu Ajansı — is Anadolu Ajansı biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes in Gulf of Aden (opens Gulf News in a new tab)
- Strong 6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes in Gulf of Aden (opens The Manila Times in a new tab)
The Manila Times — is The Manila Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Seism of Magnitude 6.0 Shakes the Gulf of Aden, Opposite Somalia (opens El Universo in a new tab)
El Universo — is El Universo biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Occurs Off the Coast Southeast of Mukalla, Yemen (opens 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency in a new tab)
연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency — is 연합뉴스-Yonhap News Agency biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Reuters: 6.2 Magnitude Earthquake East of the Gulf of Aden (opens Al Bawaba in a new tab)
Not rated
3- Powerful Jordskjelv Utenfor Cysten Av Somalia (opens bt.no in a new tab)
- 6.2-magnitude quake strikes Eastern Gulf of Aden (opens Egyptian Gazette in a new tab)
Egyptian Gazette — is Egyptian Gazette biased? Our profile of this outlet
- A 6.2-Degree Earthquake Hits East of the Gulf of Aden. (opens alsumaria.tv in a new tab)
alsumaria.tv — is alsumaria.tv biased? Our profile of this outlet
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