Kick 'em Jenny is a submarine volcano located 8km north of Grenada. The volcano is approximately 1300 metres high and its summit is thought to be roughly 180 metres below the surface of the sea. To the best of anyones knowledge, it is the only live submarine volcano in the Eastern Caribbean. It is also fairly active and has erupted at least twelve times since its discovery in 1939 with the last eruption being in December 2001. There have been recent updates from the University of The West Indies Seismic Unit that due to recent activity, status has changed from yellow to orange alert. this means in real terms is that, most importantly, there is now an exclusion zone of a 5km radius around the volcano. Although most people won't consider venturing anywhere near that close as orange alert also means that there is the possibility of an eruption within 24 hours, possibility, not probability.
Speaking to the media today, Director of the Coastal Zone Management Unit in Barbados, Dr Lorna Innis, reassured residents that the probability of a tsunami following the possible eruption of Kick’em Jenny was low. Kick 'em Jenny's dome is low and the risk of tsunami rises with the proximity of the dome to the water. Hence, there being NO tsunami alert for any of the islands.
