Vanuatu islands rocked by a magnitude six earthquake

By ANTOINETTE MILIENOS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 23:54 EST, 9 February 2025 | Updated: 00:10 EST, 10 February 2025 A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu. The earthquake was recorded at 11.09am Sydney-time on Monday near …

Vanuatu shaken by magnitude 5.9 earthquake off the coast

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake has struck near the coast of Vanuatu, just weeks after a quake killed more than a dozen people in the island country. Monday’s quake struck just after 11am about 65km northwest of the capital, Port Vila. It struck at a depth of …

5.9-magnitude quake hits 65 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu -- USGS

HONG KONG, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted 65 km WNW of Port-Vila, Vanuatu at 00:09 GMT on Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with a depth of 19.1 km, was initially determined to be at 17.51 degrees …

More Australians, Solomons, Vanuatu, return from Israel

About 200 Australians and their family members are back in the country after leaving Israel and arriving on a government-assisted flight. A Qantas flight landed in Sydney on Wednesday evening with 126 Australian passport holders and their immediate family …

Ballarat to Vanuatu: Ivan Oswald was hopeful for 2025, then disaster struck

"I flew pretty much back to Ballarat, packed my bags when I got the agreement to take over the empty site, flew to Brisbane, bought everything in a couple of days, and then flew back to Vanuatu and started smashing out walls and building the place.

Coalition reinforces unity ahead of Vanuatu Parliament session

Vanuatu Members of Parliament (MPs) in the coalition alliance and party representatives at their caucus meeting Thursday reconfirmed their numbers before the First Sitting of Parliament. The coalition-appointed taskforce overseeing negotiations to maintain …

RAAF Amberley aids in Vanuatu relief

Too early to confirm party affiliation: Vanuatu MP Bohn

Vanuatu Progressive Development Party (VPDP) President and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Epi constituency, Robert Murray Bohn, said it is too early to confirm his party affiliation. MP Bohn conveyed this to the Vanuatu Daily Post when asked about his …

Cyclone crises: Fijians ‘lucky’, Vanuatu counts losses as aid pours in

Fijians are counting themselves “lucky” after escaping the wrath of tropical cyclones Judy and Kevin which barrelled through Vanuatu last weekend. The scale of destruction is becoming clearer as the Vanuatu government assesses damage to homes, buildings, …

Speaker Bagbin applauds Vanuatu Trade Commission for enhancing trade relations between Vanuatu and Africa

The Speaker of Ghana's Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin, has praised the leadership of the Vanuatu Trade Commission in Ghana for their role in attracting trade and investment opportunities to Ghana and the wider African continent. Mr Bagbin …