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A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Vanuatu region at a shallow depth of 32 km, producing noticeable shaking across nearby islands. No major damage has been reported, but this area is known for frequent moderate to strong earthquakes due to…
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck the Solomon Islands region at a shallow depth of 25 km, producing noticeable shaking across nearby islands. No major damage has been reported, but this area is known for frequent moderate to strong earthquakes due…
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck south of the Fiji Islands at a depth of 153 km, occurring in one of the most seismically active regions of the Pacific Ocean. No impacts have been reported, which is typical for offshore events…
Tonga was first inhabited roughly 2,500 years ago by the Lapita civilization, Polynesian settlers who gradually evolved a distinct and strong ethnic identity, language, and culture as the Tongan people. They quickly established a powerful footing across the South Pacific,…
The islands have been settled since at least some time between 30,000 and 28,800 BC, with later waves of migrants, notably the Lapita people, mixing and producing the modern indigenous Solomon Islanders population. In 1568, the Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña was the first…
Fiji is an archipelago in the South Pacific, sitting to the north of New Zealand and the north-east of Australia. It is made up of about 300 islands, only about 100 of which are inhabited. The islands feature a central…
Vanuatu was first inhabited by Melanesian people. The first Europeans to visit the islands were a Spanish expedition led by Portuguese navigator Fernandes de Queirós, who arrived on the largest island, Espíritu Santo, in 1606. Queirós claimed the archipelago for…
Tonga was first inhabited roughly 2,500 years ago by the Lapita civilization, Polynesian settlers who gradually evolved a distinct and strong ethnic identity, language, and culture as the Tongan people. They quickly established a powerful footing across the South Pacific,…
Tonga was first inhabited roughly 2,500 years ago by the Lapita civilization, Polynesian settlers who gradually evolved a distinct and strong ethnic identity, language, and culture as the Tongan people. They quickly established a powerful footing across the South Pacific,…
The archipelago is split between the Independent State of Samoa (formerly Western Samoa) and American Samoa, a U.S. territory. The islands are of volcanic origin, with mountainous interiors and fertile coastal areas. Samoa includes the larger islands of Savai’i and…
