29 articles tagged "tsunami"
A live tsunami siren test will be conducted at 11am this Friday, along the Suva-Lami corridor, and people will not need to evacuate from their area. The National Disaster Management Office says this exercise is par
The National Disaster Management Office has conducted a Tsunami siren test at 11am today in Suva, and no evacuation is needed. The NDMO states that this exercise is part of the government’s continued commitment t
The Mineral Resources Department calling on people to stay out of the water, away from beaches, reefs and low lying coastal areas as a tsunami has been generated. They say based on current modeling and internationa
A Tsunami Watch has been issued for all coastal and low lying areas of Fiji following an 8.7 Magnitude earthquake in the Kamchatka Krai area of Russia The Mineral Resources Department Seismology Division says this
The National Disaster Risk Management Office will be conducting live tsunami siren tests for the Suva – Lami corridor at 11am today. They say this exercise is part of government’s continued commitment towards i
The Fijian Government is collaborating with Japan's National Space Policy Secretariat to improve tsunami warning systems and enhance national safety against geological hazards. Minister for Disaster Management, Sak
Residents of Nadawa are advised that there will be a live tsunami siren test from 2pm to 3pm today that will be conducted at the Nadawa Methodist Church, but evacuation is not required. The National Disaster Managemen
The National Disaster Management Office will be conducting a live tsunami siren test for the Suva to Lami corridor at 11am today but no evacuation is required. NDMO says this exercise is part of government’s con
The National Disaster Management Office is currently testing their tsunami sirens along the Suva to Lami corridor. People are not required to evacuate. All 13 tsunami sirens at the Water Authority of Fiji Kino
The National Disaster Management Office is advising communities on the islands of Ogea, Vatoa and Ono-i-Lau in the Lau Group that there is no longer a tsunami threat. This is in regards to the alert by the Seismolo
A live tsunami siren test will be conducted in the Suva to Lami corridor at 11am today however, people are not required to evacuate. All 13 tsunami sirens at the Water Authority of Fiji Kinoya Sewerage Plant, FINT
There is no tsunami threat to the Fiji region after two earthquakes were felt this morning in Viti Levu and Vanua Levu. According to the Seismology department, the first earthquake was felt at 7.33 this morning wit
The National Disaster Management Office will be carrying out live tsunami siren testing in the Suva to Lami Corridor at 11 this morning. In a statement the NDMO has made it clear that there will be no need to evac
There is no threat of a tsunami after a 3.94 magnitude earthquake was recorded 3 kilometers South West of Viria Village in Naitasiri. This has been confirmed by the Director of Mineral Resources, Raymond Mohammed w
A live tsunami siren test will be conducted for the Suva to Lami corridor at 11am today by the National Disaster Management Office. NDMO says they are testing the functionality of the sirens. All 13 sirens wil
The Tongan government has confirmed that all houses on the island of Mango were wiped out in the tsunami that followed Saturday's volcanic eruption. Radio NZ reports an aerial photo taken from a New Zealand Defenc
Acting Prime Minister, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum has confirmed Ono-i-Lau and Vatoa in Southern Lau and some areas in Kadavu, Rewa Delta and the Northern Division have been affected by the Tongan volcanic eruption. Fijivi
More than 30 families of two villages in Lakeba were relocated to higher ground last night following the tsunami advisory. The Village Head of Tubou, Jeremai Vana says 30 families were relocated to three evacuation
The tsunami advisory which was issued for all coastal and maritime islands in Fiji last night has been cancelled. The Mineral Resources Department says tsunami wave heights on local tide gauges are below advisory l
The loud thundery sounds being experienced in Fiji are from the huge volcanic eruption in Tonga. The Fiji Meteorogical Office says the booming sounds that people can hear would be from the huge eruption in Tonga ar
