A 3.9 magnitude earthquake hit near Port Angeles Wednesday afternoon, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network (PNSN).

A round-up of news from around the region, including Australia providing more post-earthquake recovery funding for Vanuatu.

Samoa declared an outbreak of the disease on 28 November, 2024, after the 'earliest onset of cough' was reported on 16 September. New Zealand declared an epidemic on the disease around the same time - the fourth since it became a notifiable disease in the country in 1996.