Tsunami Alert In Italy After 12 Earthquakes Strike Off Sicily
A series of quakes of up to magnitude 5.0 near Sicily prompted precautionary evacuations of schools and public buildings in Palermo and Messina
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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[Claude, second read] Rates it MEDIUM, not HIGH. Quake swarm of up to M5.0 prompted precautionary evacuations, no reported deaths or mass injuries. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.
7d ago[Claude] Both reports cover the same series of 12 tremors off Sicily that prompted a tsunami alert; the first-quake details in Report 2 don't contradict Report 1's account.
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Not in the score: AI checks and reader flags. Verified is separate: two or more independent outlets and a score of at least 65%.
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