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  "id": 11492619,
  "title": "Magnitude-4.8 earthquake strikes in rural Victoria",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/magnitude-4-8-earthquake-strikes-in-rural-victoria",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-02T17:47:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News AU",
    "slug": "abc-news-au",
    "url": "https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-03/earthquake-strikes-near-leongatha-gippsland-victoria/107224300"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Geoscience Australia says the quake hit at a shallow depth of 10 kilometres just after 2am, and that the epicentre was near Leongatha, about 135km south-east of Melbourne.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Melbourne, Victoria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/magnitude-4-8-earthquake-rattles-melbourne-victoria",
        "published": "2026-10-02T16:45:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Magnitude 4.8 earthquake rattles Melbourne, Victoria",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/02/magnitude-4-8-earthquake-rattles-melbourne-victoria-11481793",
        "published": "2026-10-02T16:45:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}