Pacific, Vanuatu

2nd earthquake in 5 days strikes Vanuatu

Powerful quake strikes Vanuatu, reportedly killing 14; US embassy suffers ‘significant damage’
A powerful 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu on Tuesday, sparking a network outage, crushing vehicles and damaging ...
AFP on MSN4d
Rescuers hunt for survivors in Vanuatu quake, nine dead
Rescue teams dug for survivors trapped in crumpled buildings in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Wednesday after a powerful ...
KTEN3d
Rescuers fly in to join search for Vanuatu quake survivors
Foreign rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-rocked Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the toll of nine dead is set to rise.
Tyler Morning Telegraph5d
Bodies seen in Vanuatu capital after major quake
The 7.3-magnitude quake struck at a depth of 57 kilometres (35 miles), some 30 kilometres off the coast of Efate, Vanuatu's main island, at 12:47 pm (0147 GMT), according to the US Geological ...
WSOC-TV5d
Rescuers dig for survivors of Vanuatu earthquake that killed 14 people and injured more than 200
the capital of Vanuatu, a group of 80 islands home to about 330,000 people. A tsunami warning was called off less than two hours after the quake, which was followed by large aftershocks.
The Victoria Advocate5d
Major quake crushes buildings in Vanuatu capital, 14 feared dead
A powerful earthquake hit the Pacific nation of Vanuatu on Tuesday, smashing buildings in the capital Port Vila, including ...
Vanuatu quake: Warnings issued as impending bad weather poses hazard to Port Vila
New Zealand’s Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) says impending bad weather for Port Vila is now the most significant post-quake hazard. A tropical low in the Coral Sea is expected to move into Vanuatu ...
Vanuatu residents traumatised by quake afraid to return to homes
Some Vanuatu residents in Port Vila are still too scared to sleep in their own houses as powerful tremors continue to rock ...