A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 15:24:12 UTC on 1 November 2019, 38.6 km (24 mi) NE of Masachapa, Nicaragua; 68.1 km (42.3 mi) ENE of Diriamba, Nicaragua and 49.3 km (30.6 mi) NE of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event (Figure 1) at 11.571°N, 86.791°W, and at a depth of 50 km (31 mi).

Under the Tropical Cyclone (TC) component of CCRIF ́s fisheries model loss calculation protocol, a report is required for any tropical cyclone affecting at least one member country with winds greater than 39 mph (62.7 km/h). For Grenada, Tropical Cyclone Karen qualified as a Loss Event3 under the TC component of the country’s COAST policy.

A tropical wave and upper level low pressure system produced periods of rain/showers and thunderstorm activity over the Turks and Caicos Islands on 29 September 2019, generating adverse weather mainly over the northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands.

The COAST product for fisheries is based on a 3-tier payment scheme that considers losses caused by Adverse Weather on fisherfolk and other stakeholders in the fisheries sector (Adverse Weather component linked to Tier 1) and the assessment of direct damages caused by tropical cyclones to fishing vessels, fishing equipment and fishing infrastructure (Tropical Cyclone component linked to Tiers 2 and 3).

Karen was the twelfth tropical cyclone in the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 22 September it developed as a tropical storm to the northeast of Trinidad and Tobago. On the same day, it passed over the waters between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at a distance of approximately 45 km from both countries. These islands were affected by tropical-storm-force winds. On the following day, Karen left the Windward Islands moving towards the northwest across the southeastern Caribbean Sea.

Karen was the twelfth tropical cyclone in the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 22 September it developed as a tropical storm to the northeast of Trinidad and Tobago. On the same day, it passed over the waters between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines at a distance of approximately 45 km from both countries.

Karen was the twelfth tropical cyclone in the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 22 September it developed as a tropical storm to the northeast of Trinidad and Tobago. On the same day, it passed over the waters between Grenada and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, heading for the southeastern Caribbean Sea. On 24 September, Tropical Storm Karen approached Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands.

Humberto was the ninth tropical cyclone in the 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season. On 12 September it developed as a tropical depression over Bahamas Central1 at a distance of
approximately 350 km (217 mi) from the Turks and Caicos Islands. These islands were marginally affected by tropical-storm-force winds. In the following days, Humberto
strengthened gradually, moving northwest and on 14 September it became a tropical storm.

A tropical wave produced periods of rain/showers and thunderstorm activity over north-eastern Jamaica on 16 August 2019.

This event briefing describes the impact of the precipitation on the island of Jamaica over the period 16-18 August 2019. The Rainfall Index Loss (RIL) calculated for this Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE), which occurred in Jamaica, starting on 16 August and ending on 18 August 2019 was below the attachment point of Jamaica’s Excess Rainfall policy and therefore no payout is due.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 05:54:55 UTC on 31 July 2019 (30 July 2019 at 23:54:55 local time), 24.6 km (15.3 mi) N of La Libertad, El Salvador; 45.9 km (28.5 mi) N of Santa Tecla, El Salvador and 46.6 km (28.9 mi) NNE of San Marcos, El Salvador. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event (Figure 1) at 13.266°N, 89.338°W, and at a depth of 72.5 km (45 mi). Nicaragua was the only CCRIF member country where peak ground acceleration, computed with the SPHERA model, was greater than 0.01g for this earthquake.