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NATIONAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT AGENCY (NaDMA) MEDIA RELEASE (Kick em Jenny # 3 – February 12th, 2024)

St. George’s, Grenada – Monday 12th February, 2024. 5:00 p.m. – The University of the West Indies, Seismic Research Center (UWI SRC) 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.

Since 3:00 a.m., on Sunday, 11th February, the activity subsided in magnitude and frequency and has returned to normal levels.

It should be noted that at this time, the level of activity at the Kick’-em-Jenny Submarine Volcano may 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. The four (4) fully functional seismic stations in the north of Grenada continue to provide data on the activities at Kick’-em-Jenny on a twenty-four hour basis.

The alert level for Kick’-em-Jenny remains at YELLOW. This means that all marine interests should continue to maintain the exclusion zone of 1.5 km.

The National Disaster Management Agency NaDMA Grenada will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as necessary.