Fiji has been given the all clear after the National Disaster Centre lifted the Tsunami warning that was in place since early this morning.
Director DISMAC Pajilia Dobui said that they liaised with their Hawaiian counterparts and noted that there was no unusual wave activity noted and thus lifted the warning.
According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, local authorities can make the decision for their country if wave activity has not been generated or is not significant after two hours pass following the estimated arrival time of the tsunami.
Director Nadi Weather Office Rajendra Prasad confirmed that the warning has been lifted and adds that Fiji was lucky to escape the Tsunami as many other countries in Chile and the Pacific region reported damage and wave activity.
Meanwhile, Penniette Seru and Louchrisha Hussein two of the over 30 students at the Brigham Young University (BYU) in Hawaii were among the many that sought high ground when the warning was issued.
22 year old Seru, who is a first year at the University, said that the University situated in Laie Hawaii and is opposite a popular beach when they were alerted that a tsunami warning was in place.
She added that the first thoughts were to find safe ground and then check on their families in Fiji.
She added that the Fijian community then called a meeting to take a roll call at around 4am before they all sought high ground.
The Tsunami warning was lifted for Hawaii following the lifting in Fiji.
Meanwhile, in Japan, Authorities have issued a major tsunami alert for its Pacific coastline after the massive earthquake in Chile, and ordered more than 10,000 people to evacuate vulnerable areas.
The Japan Meteorological Agency warned that waves of up to three metres (10 feet) could hit the northern areas of the island.
Meanwhile, BBC reports that the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that hit Central Chile has affected a total of two million people. So far at least 300 people have been confirmed as dead in the biggest earthquake that has hit the nation.
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