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Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

Headlines consistently report on the earthquake and search efforts, with minor variations in death toll or descriptive language.

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As of August 11, 2026 at 8:20 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.
The headline split The left frames it as "Colombia wakes up under a state of emergency after earthquake kills more than 130". The center frames it as "Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100".
Match confidence Medium confidence. 13 sources across 2 bias buckets. Useful framing signal — check the source list before sharing.
Same-event confidenceMedium

13 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.

Framing confidenceMild

25/99 — small wording differences, not a major framing split.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftColombia wakes up under a state of emergency after earthquake kills more than 130

El Pais English · Center-left · News report

CenterColombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) · Center · News report

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WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

searches for its missingkills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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El Pais EnglishNews report · Aug 11, 8:20 AM

Colombia wakes up under a state of emergency after earthquake kills more than 130

wakes up under a state of emergencykills more than 130

Abelardo de la Espriella begins his presidency dealing with the aftermath of a natural disaster that will test his leadership skills

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Le Monde EnglishNews report · Aug 11, 8:18 AM

Colombia searches for survivors after powerful earthquake

searches for survivorspowerful earthquake

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck Cali and other cities in the west of the country on Monday, August 10, leaving at least 132 dead and causing widespread destruction. President Abelardo d...

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WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

searches for its missingkills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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KING5 (Tegna, Seattle)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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WUSA9 (Tegna, Washington DC)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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KARE11 (Tegna, Minneapolis)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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WCNC Charlotte (Tegna)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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KGW8 (Tegna, Portland OR)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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WWL-TV 4 (Tegna, New Orleans)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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WVEC 13News Now (Tegna, Norfolk)News report · Aug 11, 7:42 AM

Colombia searches for its missing after a 7.4 magnitude earthquake kills more than 100

Local authorities said 80% of El Cairo, a town of about 7,000 people, was damaged.

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 11, 6:55 AM

Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Whakatāne

More than 1700 people reported feeling the shallow earthquake on Tuesday evening

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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Aug 11, 6:38 AM

Search and rescue efforts underway in Colombia after powerful earthquake kills at least 132

By Monday night, more than 2,700 people had been reported missing.

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Details25/99 Wording Gap · Medium confidence · 13 sources
25/99 Wording GapMedium confidence13 sources · 2 bias bucketsLive match · 13 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 11, 6:38 AM: The Journal (Ireland) joined the source map.

Aug 11, 6:55 AM: Stuff (New Zealand) joined the source map.

Aug 11, 7:42 AM: WBIR10 (Tegna, Knoxville) joined the source map.

Aug 11, 7:42 AM: WFMY News 2 (Tegna, Greensboro) joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 25/99 and story health is live match · 13 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format.