MEDIA RELEASE (Kick em Jenny # 2 – February 11th, 2024) | St. George’s, Grenada – Sunday 11th February, 2024. 4:00 p.m. 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 beginning at 23:14 on Friday, 9th February 2024.
Between 23:14 on 9th February and 3:00 a.m., on 11th February 2024, there has been increased seismic activity at Kick‘-em-Jenny (KeJ).
The count of events up to that time was 3400, with the largest measuring magnitude 3.3 which was recorded on 10th February. Since 3:00 a.m., on 11th February, the activity subsided in magnitude and frequency to almost a complete stop.
It should be noted that the level of activity at the Kick’-em-Jenny Submarine Volcano can either increase, decrease, or remain at normal readings. Additionally, activity levels can fluctuate.
The UWI SRC will continue to monitor the Submarine Volcano and provide updated analyses of the situation. There are currently four (4) fully functional seismic stations in the north of Grenada monitoring Kick’-em-Jenny on a twenty-four hour basis.
Based on the information from UWI SRC, 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 National Disaster Management Agency NaDMA Grenada will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates.
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