Earthquake in Vanuatu leaves at least 1 dead, mass casualty triage set up at hospital

A screenshot from a video shows a building damaged after an earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Dec. 17, 2024. At least one person died and a mass casualty triage was set up at a hospital in Port Vila after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu Tuesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported. (Xinhua)

SYDNEY, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least one person died and a mass casualty triage was set up at a hospital in Port Vila after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu Tuesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported.

Authorities cancelled an initial tsunami warning after the quake struck 37 km from the capital Port Vila, the ABC said.

One eyewitness named Mark, from Vanuatu Beverage Limited, described seeing a landslide at the Port Vila wharf.

"When it was shaking, I stood up next to my truck and I felt like it was jumping," he told Vanuatu's national broadcaster VBTC.

A screenshot from a video shows a crack on a road after an earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Dec. 17, 2024. At least one person died and a mass casualty triage was set up at a hospital in Port Vila after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu Tuesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported. (Xinhua)

A screenshot from a video shows a street view after an earthquake in Port Vila, Vanuatu, Dec. 17, 2024. At least one person died and a mass casualty triage was set up at a hospital in Port Vila after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake struck Vanuatu Tuesday, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) reported. (Xinhua)