Tag: Earthquakes

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor New Zealand's Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) says impending bad weather for Port Vila is now the most significant...

By Patrick Decloitre, RNZ Pacific correspondent French Pacific desk Twenty New Caledonian children who suffered the shock of Port Vila's 7.3 magnitude earthquake have been...

By 1News Pacific correspondent Barbara Dreaver and 1News reporters A number of Kiwis have been successfully evacuated from Vanuatu after a devastating earthquake shook the...

By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific news editor There are conflicting reports of the official death toll from this week's massive earthquake in Vanuatu as rescue...

By Harry Pearl of BenarNews Vanuatu is taking stock of damage from a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake that has killed at least 14 people and...

By Caleb Fotheringham, RNZ Pacific journalist World Vision's Vanuatu country director says electricity and water are still affected in the capital Port Vila and strategic...

By Monika Singh of Wansolwara Vanuatu is now in a state of emergency with at least 14 confirmed deaths following a 7.3 magnitude earthquake that...

RNZ News The death toll from Vanuatu's 7.3 earthquake is expected to rise because concrete buildings have collapsed with people inside in the capital Port...

By Stefan Armbruster and Harry Pearl of BenarNews A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Vanuatu today, US geologists said, severely damaging...

RNZ Pacific A large 7.3 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Vanuatu's capital Port Vila , shortly after 3pm NZT today. The US Geological...

By Phoebe Gwangilo Sepik villagers hit by Papua New Guinea's earthquake flooding are desperate for clean water, says local volunteer Charles Marlow “Since the flood, the...

By Miriam Zarriga in Port Moresby Papua New Guinea's Defence Minister and minister responsible for the National Disaster Centre Dr Billy Joseph confirmed today that...

RNZ Pacific New Zealand's National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) is warning coastal areas  are expected to experience strong and unusual currents and unpredictable surges following...

Asia Pacific Report Vanuatu has been under a state of emergency, after two earthquakes and two cyclones hit in as many days, reports ABC News. Hundreds...

RNZ Pacific A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu following the damage to infrastructure and homes left by severe tropical cyclone Judy. It comes...

Jubi News An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.4 hit Papua's capital city Jayapura on Thursday afternoon, killing four people, injuring at least five and...

PNG Post-Courier A massive earthquake has sent shockwave across PNG with at least four dead, properties and key infrastructure destroyed and fears of a mounting...

By Melisha Yafoi in Port Moresby A 7.6 magnitude earthquake has been felt across Papua New Guinea with widespread damage to villages and an unconfirmed...

ANALYSIS: By Ilan Noy, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington and Nguyen Doan, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington What have...

By RNZ News Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern says it is hard not to feel like New Zealand is having a run of bad luck, with...

By RNZ News An 8.0 earthquake has struck near the Kermadec Islands, hours after a 7.4 quake near the Kermadecs and a 7.1 off the...

By RNZ News A magnitude 7.7 earthquake has struck south-east of New Caledonia's Loyalty Islands and a tsunnami warning is in place for several countries. Geoscience...