Map: 7.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Near Vanuatu By William B. Davis , Madison Dong , Judson Jones , John Keefe and Bea Malsky Updated Dec. 23, 2024 at 11:47 a.m. E.T.

Vanuatu is an scenic, sprawling archipelago covering a vast expanse of South Pacific Ocean that lies between Australia and Fiji. More than 80 coral and volcanic islands are home to 330,000 people.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A search expanded on Thursday for those killed or trapped alive by an earthquake in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, as rescue workers arriving from abroad fanned ...

A tsunami warning was issued after a huge 7.2-magnitude earthquake rocked Vanuatu island in the Ring of Fire.. The shake struck 15 miles west of Vanuatu's Port-Olry, the United States Geological ...

Translating to 'our land forever' in the local Melanesian languages, Vanuatu is a small country consisting of roughly 80 islands that stretch 1,300 kilometres, with a population of just about 300,000.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — A search expanded on Thursday for those killed or trapped alive by an earthquake in the Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, as rescue workers arriving from abroad ...

Three days after the violent magnitude 7.3 quake struck just offshore from Vanuatu's most populous island, uncertainty persisted about the number of people dead and wounded.