The Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department (VMGD) confirmed increased activity near the East Epi volcano shortly before 8 a.m. local time. Photos taken in the hours after the eruption ...

East Epi sub-marine volcano activity update issued by VMGD Early this morning, reports and observations from locals at... Posted by Vanuatu Meteorology and Geo-hazards Department on Tuesday ...

The Manaro volcano on Ambae island has been active since 2005, but a recent increase in activity has raised fears of a major eruption. Shadrack Welegtabit, the director of Vanuatu’s National ...

Activity at the underwater eruption began ... However, not long after, explosions from the Vanuatu volcano eruption began to ring out across the nearby shore. As of Wednesday, officials had ...

During the recent scare, Manaro Voui spewed rocks, ash and lava; the activity created ... At the time, Vanuatu Prime Minister Charlot Salwai said, "Volcanoes can't be compared to tropical cyclones ...

Vanuatu’s Ambae island hasn’t been ... if needed. Seismic activity continues in the volcano and the alert level for an eruption has been raised to 4, the highest warning level on the ...

Vanuatu's East Epi underwater volcano erupted on Wednesday ... belching ash up to 100 metres high early on Wednesday. Volcanic activity started shortly before 5:00am Hong Kong time.

Photo shared by the Vanuatu Meteorology ... meaning the volcano shows “notable signs of unrest,” per the department’s website. Because the volcanic activity could create waves, locals ...

TEMPO.CO, Suva - A submarine volcano erupted on Wednesday, Feb. 1, in the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu. It is located in the Pacific "Ring of Fire" where tectonic plates collide, causing ...

National Disaster Management Office Director Shadrack Welegtabit says Vanuatu plans to declare an emergency on the island after the volcano's activity level was raised to level four for the first ...