Buildings ‘pancaked’ in Vanuatu as 7.3 magnitude quake strikes off capital Port Vila
A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu today, US geologists said, severely damaging a number of buildings in the capital, crushing cars and briefly triggering a tsunami warning. Witnesses described a “violent shake” and widespread damage to Port Vila, located about 1900km northeast of the Australian city of Brisbane.
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Violent 7.3 earthquake strikes Vanuatu, damaging buildings and triggering tsunami alertThe quake happened at 12:47 local time, 18 miles west of Port Vila, at a depth of 57 km, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said ...
An earthquake of magnitude 7.4 struck Vanuatu's capital Port Vila on Tuesday, damaging buildings and cars with at least one ...
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All staff in the quake-wrecked US embassy in Vanuatu are "safe and accounted for", the country's embassy in Papua New Guinea said Tuesday.
Video shows the embassy wrecked after the powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila.
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake has struck just off the coast of Vanuatu, causing widespread destruction in the South Pacific island nation ...
Australian and regional airlines cancelled or diverted flights to Vanuatu after a powerful earthquake flattened buildings, triggered landslides and pulled down bridges in the Pacific island's capital.
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, the USGS said. The quake occurred at a depth of 57 kilometers (35 ...
A 7.3-magnitude earthquake hit Vanuatu on December 17, causing panic and injuries. The epicentre was near Port Vila, leading ...
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