RNZAF Hercules was heading to Vanuatu with rescue staff and equipment after quake.

RNZAF Hercules was heading to Vanuatu with rescue staff and equipment after quake.

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — A magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Vanuatu killed at least 14 people , injured hundreds more and caused...

Vanuatu government websites were offline in the aftermath of the quake and phone numbers for the police and other public agencies did not connect.

Vanuatu government websites were offline in the aftermath of the quake and phone numbers for the police and other public agencies did not connect.

A state of emergency has been declared in Vanuatu. Australia has sent search and rescue and emergency medical teams.

A 7.3 magnitude earthquake devastated Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, leaving it without water and causing widespread damage. At least nine deaths were...

Overseas rescuers joined a hunt for survivors in the rubble of shattered buildings in earthquake-struck Vanuatu on Thursday, with officials saying the...

Vanuatu's position on a subduction zone means earthquakes of greater than magnitude 6 are not uncommon.

A Boeing 757 to transport freight and enable evacuation will also fly to Vanuatu.