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By: AP | Juneau | Updated: October 20, 2020 7:37:28 am A motorcyclist leads a line of cars leaving Homer Spit approximately Monday, October 19, 2020 in Homer, Alaska, after a tsunami evacuation order was issued for low-lying areas in Homer. (Michael Armstrong / Homer News via AP) Howling sirens …

A large 7.5 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Alaska triggered small tsunami waves Monday, US agencies said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage. Residents were evacuated to higher ground when tsunami warnings covered much of the southern coast of the remote U.S. state, including the …