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English: Shakemap from USGS for the magnitude 7.3, maximum intensity 9.007 earthquake with tsunami near en:Usgs Neic Shakemap (primary) (30 km W of en:Port-Vila, Vanuatu), 57.1 km depth. Date 17 December 2024, 01:47:26
The Vanuatu National Disaster Management Office told residents of coastal areas to flee to higher ground. [24] Authorities in the country were placed on high alert with one local journalist telling FBC News that the Vanuatu Mobile Forces (VMF) and government emergency workers were immediately mobilized to assist those affected, adding that ...
On December 17, a nationwide curfew was enacted starting at 4:00 p.m local time [46] and the National Disaster Management Office declared a state of emergency. [47] Early on December 17, Bainimarama said in a video posted to Facebook that over 850,000 Fijians, or about 95% of the country's population, were in the direct path of Yasa. He added ...
Six people are reportedly dead, and buildings and cars are damaged after a magnitude 7.3 earthquake hit the capital of Vanuatu, a country west of Fiji.. On Tuesday, the earthquake struck less than ...
A powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck the island nation of Vanuatu in the Pacific on Tuesday, causing considerable damage to numerous homes and businesses, including a complex that houses the ...
December 18, 2024 at 12:32 AM A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck Port Vila in Vanuatu on Tuesday killed at least 14 people and injured over 200, with the death toll expected to rise.
Snap general elections are scheduled to be held in Vanuatu on 16 January 2025, [1] [2] having been moved from 14 January 2025 due to the 2024 Port Vila earthquake on 17 December. [ 3 ] Background
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