A month after the December 17 earthquake struck and killed 14 people, voters are heading to the polls with the memories of recent aftershocks fresh in their minds.
However, there are none above this magnitude in historical records for the region of Vanuatu. While yesterday's earthquake will continue to produce aftershocks, these will occur in the vicinity of ...
The largest recorded earthquake in the region was of magnitude 7.9 in December 1950, about 86km southwest of Port Vila. USGS data showed that Vanuatu was hit by six aftershocks following the ...