Its epicenter was located approximately 18 miles west of Port Vila, Vanuatu's largest city. Phone lines and communication systems were disrupted, limiting the flow of official updates. This ...
On Tuesday, the earthquake struck less than 20 miles west of Port Vila, Vanuatu's capital, according to the United States Geological Survey. The United Nations, UN, reported six unconfirmed ...
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The earthquake hit at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 miles) and was centered 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of Port Vila, the capital of Vanuatu, a group of 80 islands home to about 330,000 people.
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 ...
“We stand ready to assist the government of Vanuatu if requested.” The United States opened its embassy in Port Vila in July. Vanuatu has worked to overcome various natural disasters in recent ...
A viral video showed a junkyard swaying before violently shaking. A devastating 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu, an island east of Australia, on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction in the ...
the main island of Vanuatu. At a magnitude of 7.3 and a depth of just 50km, the earthquake damaged many buildings and injured dozens of people in Port Vila, the Pacific nation's capital.
The earthquake happened at just before 1 p.m. at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 miles) and was centered 30 kilometers west of ...