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Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

All headlines are almost identical, consistently reporting on Colombia's search for missing persons after a powerful earthquake.

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Same story. Mostly aligned wording. Outlets across the spectrum framed this event in roughly the same way today.

MOSTLY SAME

As of August 11, 2026 at 2:25 PM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.

What happened Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100.
The headline split The headlines are mostly aligned. The differences are small wording choices, not a major framing split.
Match confidence High confidence. 10 sources checked, Left/Center/Right all represented. Best read as a clear framing signal — not a fact-check.
Same-event confidenceHigh

10 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.

Framing confidenceMostly same

0/99 — the outlets mostly agree on the headline takeaway.

WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED

Left / center-leftColombia searches for over 3000 missing after earthquake kills more than 100

Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report

CenterColombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago) · Center · News report

Right / center-rightColombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 169

Toronto Sun · Right · News report

SEE THE HEADLINES

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WGN-TV (Nexstar, Chicago)News report · Aug 11, 1:10 PM

Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

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BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake left over 3,000 missing, with m...

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WJW The Hill / Nexstar NewsNationNews report · Aug 11, 2:25 PM

Colombia searches for over 3,000 missing after a powerful earthquake kills more than 100

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PEREIRA, Colombia (AP) — Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a powerful earthquake left over 3,000 missing, with many trapped u...

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KTRK / ABC13 HoustonNews report · Aug 11, 2:25 PM

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

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Monday's 7.4 magnitude earthquake rattled Cali, Quibdo, Pereira and numerous other cities and towns. Around 1,600 buildings were reported damaged or collapsed.

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Stuff (New Zealand)News report · Aug 11, 1:14 PM

Colombia searches for over 3000 missing after earthquake kills more than 100

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Search and rescue efforts resumed Tuesday in dozens of cities and towns in western Colombia after a Monday’s 7.4 magnitude earthquake left over 3000 missing, with many trapped under the deb...

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The Journal (Ireland)News report · Aug 11, 1:03 PM

Rescuers in Colombia scramble to find survivors after powerful earthquake kills at least 169

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

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Toronto SunNews report · Aug 11, 12:56 PM

Colombia scrambles to find survivors as quake kills 169

The quake killed 169 people and injured more than 600, according to an association of Colombian city mayors.

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BloombergNews report · Aug 11, 12:41 PM

Colombia Earthquake: Search for Survivors Underway as Death Toll Nears 170

A second day of search and rescue efforts is underway after a massive earthquake struck western Colombia, burying people in rubble and causing untold damage in its Pacific region and the ce...

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CBS News WorldNews report · Aug 11, 12:37 PM

Rescuers race to find Colombia earthquake survivors as death toll rises

More than 2,700 people were reported missing on Monday night, after the country was struck by its strongest earthquake on record.

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The Guardian USNews report · Aug 11, 12:11 PM

Colombia reels after major earthquake kills at least 130 | First Thing

Buildings collapse and more than 470 people hurt in 7.4-magnitude quake. Plus, in such a vast universe why is there no sign of aliens? Don’t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up h...

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Irish TimesNews report · Aug 11, 12:05 PM

Colombia rescue efforts continue as earthquake death toll passes 160

The 7.4-magnitude earthquake tore through Colombia’s coffee-growing heartland early on Monday

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Details0/99 Wording Gap · High confidence · 10 sources
0/99 Wording GapHigh confidence10 sources · 3 bias bucketsStable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news formatFormats: News report

SOURCE MAP CHANGES

Aug 11, 12:05 PM: Irish Times joined the source map.

Aug 11, 12:11 PM: The Guardian US joined the source map.

Aug 11, 12:37 PM: CBS News World joined the source map.

Aug 11, 12:41 PM: Bloomberg joined the source map.

Now: Wording Gap is 0/99 and story health is stable · 10 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.