An underwater volcano erupted near the island of Vanuatu Wednesday, causing a massive explosion of ash to rise from the sea just off the South Pacific nation’s coast. The Vanuatu Meteorology and ...

Tanna Island, Vanuatu — It’s constantly hissing, fussing and belching, but every half hour or so Yasur volcano sends up a tremendous spurt of lava and a boom so loud it is deafening on the ...

Alert levels were raised over the Manaro Voui volcano in late September, when the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geohazards Department said it was in "an ongoing moderate eruption state" — and, with an ...

The aftermath of Cyclone Pam in Vanuatu 01:17. 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.

An underwater volcano off the archipelago nation of Vanuatu erupted on Wednesday, sending a cloud of ash some 300 feet into the air and prompting officials to warn residents to stay away. Locals ...

A flotilla of boats was headed to the Pacific island of Ambae, Vanuatu, on Sunday as efforts got underway to evacuate all 11,000 residents because of an erupting volcano.

An erupting volcano has forced 6,000 people to flee their homes on an island in the Pacific nation of Vanuatu. Skip to content. All Sections.

Earlier this week, an underwater volcano off the coast of Vanuatu’s East Epi erupted, spewing ash around the island’s sky. The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department shared photos of ...

A submarine volcano off the east coast of Epi island began erupting just before 8 a.m. local time Wednesday, Feb. 1, the Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department said in a news release.

Vanuatu officials issued a mandatory evacuation of Ambae island, which is home to about 11,000 people, as Manaro volcano threatens to erupt.

An erupting volcano on this remote South Pacific island burst into life Thursday — shooting steam and toxic gases high into the sky.

An active underwater volcano has erupted in Vanuatu, shooting plumes of ash into the sky. A submarine senior volcano officer in Vanuatu, Ricardo William, said it is 6km east of Epi island which is ...