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Notable quake, preliminary info: M 7.1 – 123 km S of Isangel, Vanuatu https://t.co/hv5NSCBezG — USGS Earthquakes (@USGS_Quakes) December 7, 2023 SYDNEY, Dec 7, 2023 (AFP) – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck south of Vanuatu on Thursday, the United States Geological Survey said, triggering a tsunami warning. The offshore quake hit at 1256 GMT at a depth of 48 kilometres (30 miles), about 123 kilometres south of the town of Isangel and 338 kilometres […]
Port Vila, Vanuatu | AFP | Friday 3/3/2023 The Pacific nation of Vanuatu was under a state of emergency Friday, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days. As the country cleared roads and restored power lines cut by Cyclone Judy, residents were jolted early Friday by twin earthquakes and told to hunker down for a second approaching storm — Cyclone Kevin. “It’s crazy, Vanuatu is used to natural disasters, but […]
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) — Vanuatu was under a state of emergency Friday, after back-to-back earthquakes and cyclones struck the Pacific nation. An initial 6.5-magnitude quake struck at 1804 GMT off the island of Espiritu Santo in the north of the archipelago at a depth of 10 kilometres, the US Geological Survey said. An aftershock with a magnitude of 5.4 rocked the island shortly after. The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said there was “no tsunami […]
Volcano Information bulletin issued; Date: 01/02/2023 Time: 04:33 PM Location: EAST EPI ISLAND – VANUATU REGION pic.twitter.com/DQH3qvndgG — Seismology Fiji (@FijiSeismology) February 1, 2023 Vanuatu’s East Epi underwater volcano erupted Wednesday, hurtling ash into the sky and leading authorities to warn ships and aircraft to avoid the area. “We are telling locals to watch out for any strong explosions as the eruptions are still ongoing,” senior volcano officer Ricardo William, at the meteorology and geo-hazards […]
#Earthquake (#séisme) confirmed by seismic data.⚠Preliminary info: M7.0 || 25 km NW of #Port-Olry (#Vanuatu) || 10 min ago (local time 23:32:43). Follow the thread for the updates👇 pic.twitter.com/ZtMmoXG2GW — EMSC (@LastQuake) January 8, 2023 Sydney, Australia (AFP) Frightened villagers fled to higher ground fearing a tsunami when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck late Sunday just off the coast of the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. The violent quake’s epicentre was in the sea just off […]
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AFP) – Vanuatu is drawing up plans to relocate “dozens” of villages within the next two years, as they come under threat from rising seas, the Pacific nation’s climate chief told AFP Thursday. Climate Change Minister Ralph Regenvanu said dealing with the impact of global warming was a major challenge facing Vanuatu’s 300,000 inhabitants who live on a chain of islands strung out between Australia and Fiji. Regenvanu said the response would inevitably […]
Quake occurred at a depth of 535.8 kilometers, causing minimal surface waves; no tsunami warning issued (Eagle News) — A magnitude 7.3 quake struck the Vanuatu region on Saturday, Oct. 2, occuring at a depth of 535.8 kilometers. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the quake occured at 6:29 UTC time or 2:29 p.m. Philippine time. Because it occured deep into the earth, it was not felt that much. The USGS said it was […]
A tsunami alert has been lifted after a 6.8-magnitude quake which struck Wednesday off the coast of the Pacific island nation Vanuatu. The earthquake was detected at a depth of 94 kilometres (56 miles) and was about 340 kilometres northwest of Port Vila, according to the US Geological Survey. The risk of dangerous tsunami waves “has now passed”, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said after revising its initial assessment. A resident of Vanuatu’s largest island […]
A US monitor issued a tsunami alert Wednesday after a large 6.8-magnitude quake struck off the coast of Vanuatu. The earthquake was recorded at a depth of 91 kilometres and was about 340 kilometres (210 miles) northwest of the capital Port Vila, the US Geological Survey said. Hazardous tsunami waves were possible for coasts within 300 kilometres of the epicentre, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre said in a preliminary assessment. © Agence France-Presse
PORT VILLA, Vanuatu (AFP) — Vanuatu slapped travel restrictions on its most populous island Monday after tests confirmed a body that washed ashore on the largely coronavirus-free Pacific nation was infected with Covid-19. Government sources said the deceased was a Filipino sailor whose vessel had left Port Vila a day before his body was found washed up near a village about five kilometres (3.1 miles) outside the city on Sunday 11 April. The man’s crewmates […]
PORT VILLA, Vanuatu (AFP) — A strong earthquake struck Vanuatu’s capital Port Vila on Tuesday, with eyewitnesses reporting violent shaking and the US Geological Survey measuring a shallow 6.2-magnitude quake just off the South Pacific island’s coast. “Wow, haven’t felt one like that in years. My heart’s still in my mouth,” local journalist Dan McGarry posted on Twitter, “very large lateral movement”. Authorities said the quake occurred 90 kilometres (56 miles) west of the […]
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AFP) — Vanuatu has recorded its first Covid-19 case, health officials announced Wednesday, ending the Pacific island nation’s status as one of the few countries in the world to remain virus-free. The health department said a 23-year-old man who had recently returned from the United States was confirmed to have the virus on Tuesday after being tested while in quarantine. “A case detected in quarantine is considered a border case and not […]
