Impact of Earthquake on Port Vila. Port Vila, home to over 50,000 residents, was heavily impacted. Hospitals, police services, and other public services were rendered inoperable as phone lines failed.

The U.S. Embassy in Port Vila was damaged on Tuesday as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. The earthquake struck about 18 miles west of the capital just ...

A member of Australia's Federal Police stands by a collapsed building in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024, following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off the coast of Vanuatu in ...

Goods scatter across the floor following a strong earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, on December 17, 2024. - Tana Plaza Pharmacy/ via Reuters Vanuatu is home to about 330,000 people over a group of ...

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.. Rescue efforts are ongoing amid ...

In this image released by Vanuatu Red Cross Society, its volunteers assist staff with the clean up at Vila Central Hospital in Port Vila, Vanuatu Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024, following a powerful ...

A powerful earthquake shook Port Vila, Vanuatu on Dec. 17 killing more than a dozen people and causing major damage in the capital city of the island nation in the South Pacific Ocean. The ...

LONDON -- The U.S. Embassy in Port Vila was damaged on Tuesday as a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. The earthquake struck about 18 miles west of the ...