A strong earthquake struck central Japan, ABC News reported, with a preliminary reading of magnitude 5.7. The ABC News report carries a headline that refers only to Japan, while its summary narrows the location to central Japan.
ABC News described the 5.7 figure as preliminary. The summary does not say which agency produced the reading, when the earthquake occurred, or how deep its origin was, and the headline and summary contain no further measurements.
ABC News did not report damage, injuries, or any official response in the headline or summary available for this story. Neither text quotes a witness, government official, or seismologist. The summary uses the word "strong" to describe the earthquake but gives no measure of shaking or intensity beyond the preliminary magnitude.
The two versions of the report differ in precision. The headline names Japan as the location, while the summary names central Japan, and the report does not explain which description is more precise. Both versions agree on the preliminary magnitude of 5.7 and on the fact that the earthquake struck.
No other source in this set reports on the earthquake, so every fact in this account comes from ABC News. The listing carries a publication timestamp, but the report does not state when the earthquake occurred. No other outlet's coverage is cited here.
Sources: ABC News: Earthquake with preliminary magnitude of 5.7 strikes Japan.