PolicyForeign Affairs & SecurityEarthquakesPrint articleCruises diverted as aid is rushed to quake-struck VanuatuJames Hall and Tom McIlroyUpdated Dec 18, 2024 – 2.03pm, first published at 1.26pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginGlen Craig has developed a skill for sensing signs an earthquake is coming during his more than 20 years living in Vanuatu.The Pacific Island nation sits on the Ring of Fire, where multiple tectonic plates clash with the Pacific Plate to cause regular shocks in the region.Loading...James Hall is the Financial Review's Queensland correspondent. Connect with James on Twitter. Email James at james.hall@nine.com.auTom McIlroy is the Financial Review’s Canberra bureau chief based in the press gallery at Parliament House. He was previously the AFR’s political correspondent. Connect with Tom on Twitter. Email Tom at thomas.mcilroy@afr.comSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreEarthquakesRichard MarlesJim ChalmersRAAFChristmasUSANew ZealandUKLatest In Foreign affairs & securityFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineAFR Magazine celebrates The Art of MovementLauren Sams‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starBOSS Financial ReviewGrant Hackett is now a CEO. But his diet is still heavy on proteinSally Patten and Lap PhanThis CEO thought he was healthy. Then he went for a checkHow the Macquarie CEO played a role in setting me up to lead MagellanLife & LeisureRum aged on a ship plus other distilled oddities for your drinks cabinetMax AllenThis electric Benz is better than any petrol-powered off-roaderWashington DC’s antidote to the Trump slumpRich ListWhy cashing out won’t be easy for Australia’s gambling billionairesPrimrose RiordanSpotlight’s new Anaconda will teach shoppers to fishPortelli hits fast lane on mooted LMCT+ sale, MacCap takes the wheel