Pacific islanders panic and flee after 3 powerful earthquakes off Vanuatu form small tsunami
3 powerful earthquakes off Vanuatu form small tsunami, islanders flee but warnings canceledWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Thousands of panicked South Pacific islanders raced away from the coastline after three strong earthquakes rocked the region and generated a small tsunami Thursday, just over a week after a massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga. Small tsunami forms after 3 powerful earthquakes strike off Vanuatu, warnings canceledWELLINGTON, New Zealand — Three powerful earthquakes rocked the South Pacific near the Vanuatu archipelago Thursday, generating a small tsunami just over a week after another, massive wave killed 178 people in the Samoas and Tonga. |