Here's what we know about the major earthquake that struck the Pacific Island nation and triggered tsunami warnings.

A 5.3 magnitude earthquake shook Vanuatu Islands, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The earthquake occurred at 0613GMT. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 kilometers (6.2 miles), was ...

The earthquake was centered in Sola at a depth of 621.4 kilometers (about 386 miles). The USGS said it received zero reports ...

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The earthquake was centered in Tres Pinos at a depth of 4.4 kilometers (about 2.8 miles). The USGS said it received four ...

Concerns over gender-based violence in Vanuatu have emerged in a government report following the devastating earthquake in ...

Wellington, New Zealand (AP) — Vanuatu’s capital was without water on Wednesday, a day after reservoirs were destroyed by a violent magnitude 7.3 earthquake that wrought havoc on the South ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Voting begins in Vanuatu’s snap election a month after destructive ...

Voting began on Thursday to elect a new government in Vanuatu, a month after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific ...

Vanuatu was hit by another earthquake, a magnitude 6.1 tremor on Sunday, just hours before the Australian government announced an additional $5m in aid. The quake, which struck near capital Port ...

Six people are reportedly dead, and buildings and cars are damaged after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the capital of Vanuatu, a country west of Fiji. On Tuesday, the earthquake struck less than ...

Vanuatu’s self-sabotaging political class has left the country struggling to deal with social and economic shocks of recent ...