During the second half of May, a persistent area of low pressure located over the eastern Pacific Ocean created conditions favourable for the development of thunderstorms and showers over Central America and the surrounding waters1 2. In particular, the Nicaraguan territory was affected by high thunderstorm activity and associated heavy precipitation.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 16:22:16 UTC on 16 May 2019 (10:22:16 local time), 45.9 km (28.5 mi) ENE of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua; 78.7 km (48.9 mi) E of Chinandega, Nicaragua and 75 km (46.6 mi) E of El Viejo, Nicaragua. Estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event (Figure 1) at 12.624°N, 87.856°W, and at a depth of 62.0 km (38.5 mi). Nicaragua was the only CCRIF member country where peak ground acceleration, computed with the MPRES model, was greater than 0.01g for this earthquake.

A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred at 12:01:48 UTC on 26 March 2019 (06:01:48 local time), 110.2 km (68.5 mi) N of La Libertad, El Salvador; 114.4 km (71.1 mi) NE of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador and 118 km (73.3 mi) NNE of Zacatecoluca, El Salvador. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event (Figure 1) at 12.496°N, 89.233°W, and at a depth of 10.0 km (6.2 mi).

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 09:30:02 UTC on 24 March 2019 (03:30:02 local time), 26.9 km (16.7 mi) NE of Nagarote, Nicaragua; 39.1 km (24.3 mi) NNW León, Nicaragua and 44.7 km (27.8 mi) E Ciudad Sandino, Nicaragua. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event (Figure 1) at 12.107°N, 86.752°W, and at a depth of 95.7 km (59.5 mi).

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 03:41:04 UTC on 15 January 2019 (14 January 2019 21:41:04 local time), 56.7 km (35.2 mi) NNE of Masachapa, Nicaragua; 65.4 km (40.6 mi) NNE of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua and 75.9 km (47.1 mi) NNE of Diriamba, Nicaragua.

An active Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) produced prolonged periods of rain/showers and thunderstorm activity over Trinidad and Tobago between 14 and 16 November 2018, generating adverse weather mainly over the East and South of Trinidad. This event briefing describes the impact on the island of Trinidad which was affected by heavy precipitation during this period.

An active Inter-Tropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) produced prolonged periods of rain/showers and thunderstorm activity over Trinidad and Tobago. According to Government officials, due to adverse weather, Trinidad received a full month’s worth of rain during two days (October 18 and 19) alone.
 

In the first days of October the Nicaraguan Institute of Territorial Studies (in Spanish: Instituto Nicaragüense de Estudios Territoriales), indicated that the country remained under the simultaneous influence of two low pressure systems: one located in the Caribbean Sea near the northern border between Nicaragua and Honduras and the other in the Pacific Ocean west of San Juan de Sur.

A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 00:11:49 UTC on 7 October 2018, (6 October 2018 19:11:50 local time and date), 18.7 km (11.6 mi) SE of Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest department, Haiti; 19 km (11.8 mi) SE of Ti Port-de-Paix, Nord-Ouest, Haiti and 72.2 km (44.9 mi) SSE of Gonayiv, Artibonite, Haiti.

Kirk was the 12th named tropical cyclone in the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It formed as a tropical storm over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean on 22 September 2018 at 1500UTC. Along its movement toward the east north-east, it was downgraded to an open trough on 24 September at 1500UTC and regenerated as a tropical storm on 26 September at 0900UTC.