O-Score proof
A strong 5.6 quake hits Colombia's Chaparral, where about 1,100 tremors have rattled residents since September
8O-Score8 · Barely covered1 of 13 major U.S. outlets by our publish date · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 3, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (3 events, ET)
- Published as breaking news
- O-Score check: 8 (Barely covered) · 1 of 13 outlets counted
- Breaking period ends (24 hours) (scheduled)
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 1.
- 1 found → O-Score 8 (Barely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered ← this story | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Google News (5 term variants for AP, Reuters and The Washington Post; 3 for the others) and Bing News (5 variants, outlet domain only) were both used. AP, Reuters and CBS News block direct site search, and the other 10 outlets’ site search only loads in a live browser. A single search engine can miss articles, so this score may go down on recheck.
Checked Nov 3, 2026, 7:47 AM ET · search window: 40 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Colombia quake Bogota": HTTP 503 3 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: HTTP 403 (could not use) |
| Reuters reuters.com | Found: Temblor de magnitud 5,6 sacude Colombia () | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Colombia quake Bogota": HTTP 503 11 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: HTTP 401 (could not use) |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 6 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Colombia quake Bogota": HTTP 503 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: HTTP 406 (could not use) |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 2 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | bing-news:"Colombia earthquake" bing-news:"Chaparral earthquake" bing-news:"Tolima earthquake" bing-news:"Colombia 5.6 quake" bing-news:"Colombia quake Bogota" FAILED google-news:"Colombia earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Chaparral earthquake": HTTP 503 FAILED google-news:"Tolima earthquake": HTTP 503 1 search hit(s) read and rejected as not about this story
Own site search: search page renders by JavaScript, no static results (could not use) |
Pickups
We published: Nov 3, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026, 7:47 AM ET | initial | 8 Barely covered | 1 | No change |
Search terms
“Colombia earthquake”, “Chaparral earthquake”, “Tolima earthquake”, “Colombia 5.6 quake”, “Colombia quake Bogota”
Method
- bing-news site: (5 term variants per outlet)
- google-news site: tried once per outlet; every request failed (rate limit/timeout), so Google News was not used
- direct open of every possible match on the outlet’s site
- extra Bing News headline searches for wire copies on other outlets
- editor read of every candidate headline
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.