Efforts to recover bodies of people trapped in collapsed buildings continues in the earthquake-hit Pacific nation of Vanuatu.

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake struck Tuesday just off the coast of Vanuatu in the South Pacific Ocean, the USGS said. An earlier ...

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The quake occurred at a depth of 57 kilometers and was centred 30 kilometers west of Port Vila, the largest city in the ...

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Vanuatu is an scenic, sprawling archipelago covering a vast expanse of South Pacific Ocean that lies between Australia and Fiji. More than 80 coral and volcanic islands are home to 330,000 people.

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The earthquake caused widespread destruction in the South Pacific island nation, with communications still down hours later and official information scarce.

Fiji and Solomon Islands. It was not immediately clear whether it caused any damage. Authorities in Australia and New Zealand ...