5 January – Sato Kilman orders an investigation into the Vanuatu People's Investment and Equity Fund after failing to deliver on promised financial returns.[1]
8 January – A 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes offshore near Sanma, Vanuatu.[2]
1 February – The East Episubmarine volcano erupts in Epi, Vanuatu, for the first time since 2004, sending ash 300 feet into the air, with a 10 kilometer radius danger zone.
