Kick-‘em-Jenny – the submarine volcano located between Grenada and the Grenadine Island of Carriacou has increased its seismic activity according to an advisory from the National Disaster Management Agency.
“The University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC) has advised the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) of increased seismic activity at the Kick-‘em-Jenny (KeJ) Submarine Volcano.
The unrest began at 10:00 (local time) on the night on Wednesday night,” stated a news release issued Thursday afternoon.
“Approximately 800 tremors were detected during the period and the largest events measured so far are in the range of Magnitude 2.2–2.4.
There have been no reports of these tremors being felt in Grenada, however the UWI SRC says although activity is continuing, its intensity has decreased .
The UWI SRC says it will continue to monitor the Submarine Volcano and provide updated analyses of the situation and the alert level for Kick-‘em-Jenny remains at yellow.
“This means that all marine interests should maintain the exclusion zone of 1.5 km. The last period of unrest at Kick em Jenny occurred between 10th to 14th February 2024, during which over 3,400 events were recorded.
