[1] Over the next few days the disturbance gradually developed further before RSMC Nadi classified it as a tropical depression early on January 9.

[3] On the Next day, RSMC Nadi upgraded the depression into a Category 1 tropical cyclone and named it "Vania".

[6] Later that day, RSMC Nadi reported that Vania started weakening and downgraded it into a Category 2 tropical cyclone.

[13] As the storm passed through Vanuatu, winds of 140 km/h affected Tafea Province, and contact with this group of islands was lost.

[16] Within 24 hours of the storm's arrival in New Caledonia, a large magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Loyalty Islands within the archipelago.