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 ...

Here's what we know about the major earthquake that struck the Pacific Island nation and triggered tsunami warnings.

The U.S. embassy in Vanuatu's capital, Port Vila, sustained considerable damage and will be closed until further notice, embassy officials in Papua New Guinea said in a social-media post.

"The US embassy in Port Vila has sustained considerable damage and is closed until further notice," it said in a statement on social media. "Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this ...

Voting began on Thursday to elect a new government in Vanuatu, a month after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck the Pacific ...

No water in Port Vila While power was out in swathes of Port ... The U.S. State Department said its embassy staff were safe, but the building was no longer functional. The office opened in July ...

US and French embassy staff are safe ... who runs a zipline adventure business in Vanuatu. The hospital in Port Vila had been damaged, with tents set up outside for the influx of patients ...

The US embassy in Port Vila is among the damaged buildings with debris strewn around the US embassy’s crest and several windows shattered, according to photographs posted online. US officials ...

“The American embassy is collapsed, the bottom floor ... is just pancaked ... that’s gone. We definitely need help in Port Vila.” As he filmed the devastation, Thomas said there were a lot ...

A local journalist says there are "multiple deaths" following a magnitude-7.3 quake in Port Vila, Vanuatu. It struck the capital a depth of 57.1km on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. At ...