There has been a significant slowing of Kick-’em-Jenny (KeJ) earthquakes during the period March 12-15, 2018, according to information received from the Seismic Research Centre (SRC), of the University of the West Indies (UWI).
Activity at the volcano has seen such lulls before, without it signaling the end of this Kick-’em-Jenny unrest episode. As a result, the alert level at Kick-‘em-Jenny remains at ORANGE and the UWI Seismic Research Centre is continuing to monitor the situation.
Alert level ORANGE means that an eruption may begin with less than 24 hours’ notice. The volcano is dangerous to ships and boats and there is a 5km exclusion zone around the volcano for mariners.
Due to the current depth and pattern of activity it is UNLIKELY that an eruption of Kick-‘em-Jenny will cause a tsunami at this time.
Kick-‘em-Jenny is an underwater volcano approximately 8 kilometers north of Grenada in the Eastern Caribbean. It is one of the most active volcanoes in the region, erupting at least 14 times since it was first discovered in 1939.
The last recorded eruption of KeJ was on April 29, 2017.
The National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) will continue to update the public on activities at the Kick ‘em Jenny submarine volcano.
NEMO urges residents in the Southern Grenadines to continue to monitor the situation and mariners are asked to strictly observe the exclusion zone.
