Large earthquake off Alaska prompts tsunami fears, fleeing

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Wailing sirens prompted residents to seek higher ground in communities along Alaska's southern coast after a reported 7.5 magnitude earthquake that shook buildings triggered a tsunami warning Monday.

A biker leads a line of cars driving off the Homer Spit at about on Monday, Oct. 19, 2020, in Homer, Alaska after a tsunami evacuation order was issued for low-lying areas in Homer. JUNEAU, ALASKA -- A magnitude 7.5 earthquake prompted a tsunami warning Monday for a nearly thousand-mile stretch of Alaska's southern coast, with waves over 2 feet at the nearest community as the threat subsided.

The National Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, said the tsunami warning -- and later advisory -- was in effect for roughly 950 miles , from 40 miles southeast of Homer to Unimak Pass, about 80 miles northeast of Unalaska. Mayer said a school bus was dispatched to a fish processing facility to bring workers to the school since it's on high ground.

The size of the quake was originally reported to have been a magnitude of 7.4, but was revised to a 7.5, said Paul Caruso, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey. He said an earthquake of this size, in this area, is not a surprise.

 

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