A magnitude-7.3 earthquake has struck Vanuatu, leading to major damage across the capital, Port Vila. Images emerging from the city show collapsed buildings along its main street and a landslide ...

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At least one person has died and a mass casualty triage has been set up at a hospital in Port Vila after a magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck Vanuatu. Authorities have cancelled an initial tsunami ...

Port Vila's international airport was closed, Vanuatu's High Commission in Canberra said. The U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated 116,000 people had been affected by ...

The temblor hit just before 1 p.m. at a depth of 35 miles and was centered 18 miles west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu — a group of 80 islands that's home to about 330,000 people.

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), USGS said. Footage posted on ...

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck near Vanuatu's capital Port Vila, triggering landslides, crushing cars and flattening multiple buildings, including a complex that is home to a number of ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Port-Vila, Vanuatu, on Tuesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), USGS said. The U.S. tsunami warning system said ...

An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila on Tuesday, with the United Nations reporting six unconfirmed deaths and that two reservoirs and a hospital had been damaged.

In total, 73,000 people experienced severe shaking. Of those, 36,000 were in Port Vila. Vanuatu government websites were offline in the aftermath of the quake and phone numbers for the police and ...

“So if you’ve got a chance, please send that out and see if we can get some assistance down to Vanuatu at Port Vila, as quick as we can.” Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australian officials ...

The earthquake hit at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 miles) and was centered 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Port Vila, the largest city in Vanuatu, a group of 80 islands home to about 330,000 people.