Ambrym Earthquake and Destructive Tsunami Hits Vanuatu, November 26, 1999
The 7.5 Mw Ambrym earthquake shakes Vanuatu and a destructive tsunami follows. Ten people were killed and forty were injured.
Date: November 26, 1999
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