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The Fiji National Tsunami Centre is closely monitoring the situation in Fiji as the nation anticipates the arrival of tsunami waves triggered by the 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile overnight.
Acting director for Fiji’s National Disaster Management Office Patiliai Dobui told FijiLive the tsunami had passed over Tahiti with waves over 2 metres, while Tonga recorded 4 metre waves.
“Fiji is next on its path,” Dobui said.
He said they were expecting the first set of waves to reach the Lau group at 9am this morning but things were still normal at 10.30am.
Viti Levu, including the Suva Peninsula and harbor was supposed to be hit at 10am but nothing so far.
“It’s still calm at the moment,” Dobui added.
All seagoing officers and crews of ships have been told to report to work today to be on standby.
Movement in the capital Suva was normal this Sunday morning with people attending Church services as usual.
However, cars were seen lining up at petrol stations filling up for the trip to “higher ground”.
A cruise liner was also seen entering the harbor at 10am.
The earthquake triggered a tsunami for the whole Pacific region including Indonesia, Japan, Philippines and Hawaii.
