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Event Briefing - Tropical Cyclone Isaac - Wind and Storm Surge - DMA - September 15, 2018 Event Briefing - Tropical Cyclone Isaac - Wind and Storm Surge - DMA - September 15, 2018

Isaac was the fifth tropical cyclone that reached the hurricane category in the 2018 Atlantic Hurricane Season. It formed as a tropical depression over the eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean on 7 September 2018 at 2100UTC. Thereafter it strengthened, becoming a tropical storm on 8 September at 2100UTC and a hurricane on 10 September at 0300UTC.

Event Briefing - Earthquake - West of Trinidad - August 21 2018 Event Briefing - Earthquake - West of Trinidad - August 21 2018

A magnitude 7.3 earthquake occurred at 21:31:46 UTC on 21 August 2018, (19:31:46 local time), at 45.7 km (28.4 mi) ENE of Carúpano, Venezuela; 108.5 km (67.4 mi) E of Porlamar, Venezuela and 71.0 km (44.1 mi) WNW of Güiria, Venezuela.

Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - July 27 2018 Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - July 27 2018

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake occurred at 20:42:03 UTC on 27 July 2018, (14:42:03 local time), at 64.6 km (40.1 mi) SSW of Intipucá, El Salvador; 83.3 km (51.8 mi) SSE of Puerto El Triunfo, El Salvador and 85.5 km (53.1 mi) SSE of Usulután, El Salvador.

Event Briefing - Tropical Cyclone Beryl - Wind and Storm Surge - DMA-MSR-HTI - July 20, 2018 Event Briefing - Tropical Cyclone Beryl - Wind and Storm Surge - DMA-MSR-HTI - July 20, 2018

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.

Event Briefing - Tropical Cyclone Beryl - Wind and Storm Surge - DMA-MSR - July 10, 2018 Event Briefing - Tropical Cyclone Beryl - Wind and Storm Surge - DMA-MSR - July 10, 2018

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.

Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - May 6 2018 Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - May 6 2018

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.

Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - April 24 2018 Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - April 24 2018 A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred at 02:29:53 UTC on 24 April 2018, (20:29:53 on 23 April, local time and date), 41.1 km (25.6 mi) SW of Jiquilillo, Nicaragua; 68.7 km (42.7 mi) W of Chinandega, Nicaragua and 65.6 km (40.8 mi) WSW of El Viejo, Nicaragua.
Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - January 16 2018 Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - January 16 2018

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.

Final Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - January 16 2018 Final Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - January 16 2018

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.

Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - January 11 2018 Event Briefing - Earthquake - Nicaragua - January 11 2018

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.