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A 7.3-magnitude earthquake in the small Pacific nation of Vanuatu has killed at least 14 people and left more than 200 injured, according to the International Red Cross, with Australia pledging to ...

A tsunami watch is in place for all coastal low lying areas of the country following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake 37km northwest of Port Villa, Vanuatu this afternoon. The Fiji Seismology Unit says the ...

“There is no longer a tsunami threat from this earthquake,” the National Weather Service Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said. But it warned “minor sea level fluctuations may occur in some ...

Daryono, Head of the Earthquake and Tsunami Center at the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), stated in a written statement on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, that the quake was a ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Centre in Honolulu said it had observed waves after the quake but later lifted the threat of tsunami for neighbouring islands, including Fiji, the Kermadec Islands ...

7.4 Earthquake damage in Vanuatu. The quake sparked a tsunami threat, which passed after initial waves of about 25cm in size reached the Port Vila coast. The seismic event was “unnoticeable ...

There are also reports of people trapped under buildings that have collapsed from the shake. Buildings collapsed in Port Vila, Vanuatu after strong 7.4 earthquake. The US Tsunami Warning Centre in ...

The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center immediately issued an bulletin confirming that “tsunami waves have been observed,” predicting waves of up to one metre along parts of Vanuatu’s coastline.