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Published on 06:37 GMT

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu

Home/News/AFP/Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu AFPInternationalKZNNews 1 hour ago AFP 1 minute read A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of South Pacific nation Vanuatu on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor …

Source: Witness - Center-left
Published on 07:28 GMT

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu: USGS

Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes off Vanuatu: USGS SYDNEY, Aug 16, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck off the coast of South Pacific nation Vanuatu on Sunday, the US Geological Survey said. The tremor's epicentre was about 56 …

Source: Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha - Pending
Published on 04:02 GMT

Urgent: 6.0-magnitude quake hits Vanuatu Islands: GFZ

Hong Kong, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 155.1 km, was initially determined to be at 14.52 degrees south latitude and 167 …

Source: Xinhua News Agency - Gov't Propaganda
Published on 06:08 GMT

World : 6.0-Magnitude Quake Hits Vanuatu Islands: GFZ

HONG KONG, Aug 16 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- A 6.0-magnitude earthquake jolted Vanuatu Islands on Sunday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said, reported Xinhua. The epicentre, with a depth of 155.1 kilometres, was initially determined to be at 14. …

Source: Bernama - Pro-Government
Published on 08:35 GMT

6.1magnitude earthquake strikes off Vanuatu

Port Vila: An earthquake measuring 6.1 on the Richter scale struck off the coast of Vanuatu in the Pacific Ocean today. The US Geological Survey reported that the earthquake occurred at a depth of 188.1 kilometers and 56 kilometers northeast of Port Olry. …

Source: The Peninsula - Gov't Propaganda
Published on Aug 14, 2026

Vanuatu's president refuses to back down on child sex abuse pardons amid public outrage

Source: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Public Broadcaster
Published on Aug 13, 2026

From bamboo to ‘Smiles Per Hour’ as volleyball knowledge takes root in Vanuatu

In Vanuatu, volleyball knowledge is travelling from community to community. In the months after a FIVB Volleyball Empowerment Knowledge Transfer Programme reached Bay Barrier and Pangi, local participants are already putting what they learned into …

Source: Fédération Internationale de Volleyball (FIVB) - Neutral
Published on Aug 12, 2026

Vanuatu Tourism Office launches first Tok Tok events in Australia

Vanuatu Tourism Office (VTO) is bringing its signature trade event, Tok Tok Vanuatu On Tour, to Australia for the first time ever. VTO has planned the events to take place in Sydney and Brisbane this 13 and 14 October. Travel advisors must secure their …

Source: Travel Weekly - Pending
Published on Aug 12, 2026

Vanuatu PM Napat, MSG DG back Kanak self-determination and regional solidarity

Vanuatu Prime Minister Jotham Napat and newly appointed Melanesian Spearhead Group (MSG) Director General Dr Anna Naupa have reaffirmed support for Kanak self-determination in New Caledonia and raised concerns over the human rights situation in West Papua …

Source: Pacific News Service - Neutral
Published on Aug 12, 2026

Vanuatu activists call out presidential pardons of child sex offenders

Women's groups in Vanuatu are calling on the government to reform the process of granting presidential pardons after the pardoning of men convicted of sexually abusing children. In the lead-up to Independence Day last month, President Nikenike …

Source: ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) - Public Broadcaster