Magnitude 5.0 earthquake strikes near Niuatoputapu, no tsunami threat to Tonga
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck southeast of Niuatoputapu late Sunday night, October 25, prompting Tonga’s National Tsunami Warning Centre to issue a no-threat advisory. The earthquake occurred at 11.50pm, approximately 287 kilometres southeast of Hihifo, Niuatoputapu, at a shallow depth of five kilometres. The Tonga Meteorological Service issued the advisory at 12.20am on Monday, October…
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Only one outlet so far: treat it as unconfirmed. That doesn’t make it false; it may be new, or an exclusive.
Who reported it
[Claude, second read] Rates it LOW, not HIGH. Magnitude 5.0 quake far offshore with no tsunami threat and no reported casualties or damage. Lowered from HIGH to MEDIUM.
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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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