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 MagazineOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy endBOSS Financial ReviewThe country’s highest-paid directors revealedPatrick Durkin and Sally PattenHow this Melbourne engineer became a boss at a $24b global giantJun Bei Liu: How I learnt to speak upLife & LeisureIn basketball and in business, this MD knows when to take the shotLife & LeisureA pearl-encrusted champagne bottle and to-die-for hot cross bunsHow to stop comparing yourself with othersRich ListCannon-Brookes describes ‘deep internal conflict’ over his private jet1 hr agoTess BennettOscar Piastri on the secret of his $41m-a year successBillionaire Nicola Forrest appoints UBank boss to run family office