Beryl was the first tropical cyclone that reached the hurricane category in the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It formed as a tropical depression in the Atlantic Ocean on 5 July 2018 at 1500UTC and it became a tropical storm on 5 July at 1830UTC. It reached a hurricane category 1 on 6 July at 0900UTC and kept this intensity until 7 July at 1500UTC, when it was downgraded to a tropical storm. Just before making landfall on the Leeward Islands, the system became an open trough.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake occurred at 12:37:58 UTC on 6 May 2018, (06:37:58 local time), at 4.6 km (2.8 mi) ENE of Intipucá, El Salvador; 23.3 km (14.5 mi) SW of La Unión, El Salvador and 35.5 km (22.1 mi) SSE of San Miguel, El Salvador.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake occurred at 15:03:54 UTC on 16 January 2018, (09:03:54 local time), 61.2 km (38.0 mi) SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua; 77.9 km (48.4 mi) SW of Rivas, Nicaragua and 100.7 km (62.6 mi) S of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua.
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred at 15:03:54 UTC on 16 January 2018 (09:03:54 local time), 62.6 km (38.9 mi) SW of San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua; 79.3 km (49.3 mi) SW of Rivas, Nicaragua and 101.3 km (62.9 mi) S of San Rafael del Sur, Nicaragua.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred at 17:03:19 UTC on 11 January 2018 (11:03:19 local time), 22.4 km (13.9 mi) NNE of Tilarán, Costa Rica; 44.7 km (27.8 mi) SE of San José, Costa Rica and 53.9 km (33.5 mi) S of San Carlos, Nicaragua.
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake occurred at 02:51:31 UTC on 10 January 2018, (21:51:31 on 9 January, local time and date), 201.9 km (125.5 mi) NNE of Barra Patuca, Honduras; 303.1 km (188.3 mi) SW of George Town, Cayman Islands and 305.7 km (190.0 mi) SW of West Bay, Cayman Islands.
A low-level system with prolonged and heavy rainfall affected CCRIF member country, Trinidad and Tobago. Trinidad and Tobago has two Excess Rainfall policies – one for the island of Trinidad and the other for the island of Tobago.
This event briefing describes the impact on the island of Trinidad which was affected by heavy precipitation between 29 and 31 December. The Rainfall Index Loss calculated for this Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) started on 30 December and ended on 31 December 2017.
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake occurred at 02:28:24 UTC on 13 November 2017, (20:28:24 on 12 November, local time and date), 16.8 km (10.4 mi) SE of Jacó, Costa Rica; 38.5 km (23.9 mi) SW of Tejar, Costa Rica and 41.2 km (25.6 mi) SW of San Rafael Abajo, Costa Rica. Initial estimates from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) located the epicentre of the event at 9.526°N, 84.505°W, and at a depth of 19.8 km (12.3 mi). Nicaragua was the only CCRIF member country affected by the earthquake.
A tropical wave on 18 October at 0600UTC in the eastern Caribbean Sea with significant moisture in the lower and middle levels led to the development of heavy showers and thunderstorms in the Lesser Antilles.
Trinidad was affected by heavy precipitation between 18 October at 0930UTC and 20 October at 1530UTC. The Rainfall Index Loss calculated for this Covered Area Rainfall Event (CARE) that started on 18 October and ended on 20 October 2017
