A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 14:50:51 (UTC) on 21 March 2025, located at 121.4 km (75.5 mi) NNW of Burica, Chiriquí Province, Panama; 147.9 km (91.9 mi) N of Pedregal, Chiriquí Province, Panama and 146.1 km (90.8 mi) NNW of Puerto Arguelles, Chiriquí Province, Panama. Final estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 7.049°N, 82.397°W, and at a depth of 10 km (6.21 mi).
A magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred at 14:50:51 (UTC) on 21 March 2025, located at 123.9 km (77 mi) NNW of Burica, Chiriquí Province, Panama; 149.4 km (92.8 mi) N of Pedregal, Chiriquí Province, Panama and 148.4 km (92.2 mi) NNW of Puerto Arguelles, Chiriquí Province, Panama. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 7.036°N, 82.372°W, and at a depth of 10 km (6.21 mi).
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred at 23:23:14 (UTC) on 8 February 2025, located at 210.1 km (130.6 mi) NNE of George Town, Cayman Islands; 216.3 km (134.4 mi) NE of Bodden Town, Cayman Islands and 218.1 km (135.5 mi) NNE of West Bay, Cayman Islands. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 17.702°N, 82.456°W, and at a depth of 10.0 km (6.21 mi).
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred at 03:50:29 (UTC) on 9 December 2024, located at 54.45 km (33.83 mi) SE of Cosiguina, Nicaragua; 9.8 km (6.1 mi) N of Conchagua, La Unión, El Salvador and 13.4 km (8.3 mi) NNE of La Unión, La Unión, El Salvador. Final estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 13.221°N, 87.875°W, and at a depth of 15.4 km (9.57 mi).
Grand Cayman, 18 December 2024. The Government of Belize received a payment of US$805,794 under one of CCRIF SPC’s recently introduced policy endorsements known as the Wet Season Trigger.
The CCRIF Annual Report for policy year 2023/24 which began June 1, 2023 and ended May 31, 2024. This report represents 17 years since CCRIF opened for business in 2007. The success of CCRIF has not gone unnoticed here in the regions we serve and further afield. CCRIF – the world’s first multi-country, multi-peril risk pool based on parametric insurance – is referred to as the Caribbean and Central America’s parametric insurance facility and development insurer.
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred at 03:50:29 (UTC) on 9 December 2024, located at 54.45 km (33.83 mi) SE of Cosiguina, Nicaragua; 9.8 km (6.1 mi) N of Conchagua, La Unión, El Salvador and 13.4 km (8.3 mi) NNE of La Unión, La Unión, El Salvador. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 13.221°N, 87.875°W, and at a depth of 15.4 km (9.57 mi).
St. Kitts & Nevis, December 6, 2024. The Government of Honduras received a payout of US$4,665,090 within 14 days of an excess rainfall event that affected that country over the period November 14 to 19, 2024. The Government of Honduras joined CCRIF in 2024, purchasing parametric insurance coverage for excess rainfall, effective June 1, 2024.
This event briefing describes the impact of rainfall on Honduras, which was associated with a Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) starting on 14 November 2024 and ending on 19 November 2024. The Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) for the Covered Area Rainfall Event was above the attachment point of Honduras’ Excess Rainfall (XSR) policy, therefore a payout of US$4,665,090.47 was made to the Government of Honduras.