Potential Kick ’em Jenny Activity - Tsunami Threat

Potential Kick ’em Jenny Activity (Orange Alert) and the Associated Tsunami Threat
Statement from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and US National Tsunami Warning Center

Kick 'em Jenny is an active submarine volcano or seamount on the Caribbean Sea floor,
located 8 km (5 mi) north of the island of Grenada and about 8 km (5 mi) west of Ronde
Island in the Grenadines at roughly 12.30° N, 61.64° W. Its summit is approximately
200 m (600 ft) below the surface of the ocean.

What?
The Seismic Research Centre (SRC) of the University of the West Indies has issued an
Orange Alert for the underwater volcano Kick ’em Jenny1. An Orange Alert means
“Highly elevated level of seismic and/or fumarolic activity or other unusual activity.
Eruption may begin with less than twenty-four hours notice.”

Why?
Instruments monitored by SRC recorded strong, continuous seismic activity from the
volcano between 1:25 am and 3:00 am, local time, July 23, 2015 suggesting than an eruption
could occur with less than 24-hours notice.
Signs of elevated seismicity (earthquakes) began on July 11th and continue to the present.

What is the tsunami threat?
An undersea volcanic eruption can displace the overlying seawater, generating tsunami
waves.
The amplitude of the waves and area threatened depends upon many factors including the
size, depth, and nature of the eruption.
Should a tsunami occur, waves would reach Grenada within just a few minutes. If the
tsunami were large enough to expand further, it would reach St. Vincent within 10 minutes,
Martinique and Tobago within about 30 minutes, and Barbados within about 40 minutes. A
very large tsunami could reach the northern coast of Venezuela to the south and the
Leeward Islands and Puerto Rico within an hour and a half.
Any tsunami hazard would be confined to the Caribbean region.

What is being done?
Kick 'em Jenny activity is being closely monitored by the SRC and further updates will
be issued by SRC as more information becomes available.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center and US National Tsunami Warning Center are also following
the situation closely and will be monitoring seismic and sea level data from the nearest
seismic and coastal sea level gauges. Should an eruption be confirmed and/or tsunami be
detected they will issue appropriate messages to their respective areas of responsibility
in the Caribbean region.
Citizens are reminded to follow all instructions from their local emergency management.
Some rules for tsunami safety and response can be found at:
http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/Tsunami/
SRC recommends that vulnerable communities be advised of evacuation routes and transport
be put on standby.
SRC indicates that local radio stations in Grenada, St. Vincent, Barbados and Trinidad have
been placed on alert.
SRC recommends that the public listen to their local radio continuously for updates and visits
the Seismic Research Center website if possible..
SRC instructs that shipping vessels should stay outside of the first exclusion zone - 1.5 km
from the summit of Kick ’em Jenny and that non-essential shipping, such as pleasure craft,
should stay outside of the secondary exclusion zone – 5 km clear of the summit.

Is this for real?

I Googled it and got several hits. This is one.

https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&rct=j...bvm=bv.98476267,d.dmo

I put "Kick'em Jenny" in the location bar on Google Earth Pro and it took me right there... Giving a great perspective of exactly where this volcano is, and what might happen.

FYI: worth a re-mention here to any potential users who utilize Google Earth.
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I would uninstall the old standard free version if you have it, before installing the Pro version.
I’ve found that installing the Pro version does not automatically uninstall the other standard version. I don’t think it would smart to run two different versions of this program at the same time. Things could get confusing.
You can get Google Earth Pro here
Once Google Earth Pro is installed... you'll get a registration screen upon first starting it...
If you do not have a key, use your email address and the key GEPFREE to sign in. You’re then good forever.
It might be wise to click the boxes that allow it to sign in automatically and the one that makes the install functional for all Users on your computer.
Any placemarks or other such things you had in the old version of Google Earth should carry over into the newly installed Pro Version.
Per chance if you already had a Google Earth Pro license… Existing license keys have already been extended, so if you already have a license then you can keep using Earth Pro without ever needing to renew again.
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Daily Herald story has been posted to their website.

Whhhhaaaaattttt?? <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Yikes.gif" alt="" />

"Kick 'em Jenny is most dangerous for ships and boats, since the gases it releases can lower the density of the water, causing vessels to sink even if the volcano is not erupting."

there is no tsunami threat

http://www.soualiganewsday.com/local/sou...r-antilles.html

Yes, I read that also... <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Crazy.gif" alt="" /> Really weird...

I can't really figure out if there really is much danger of a tsunami or not. It does sound like there is a real possibility of an eruption and soon.

On a personal note, I have seen the boat in SXM several times, named Kick'em Jenny. Didn't realize this was where the boat got it's name..

If there was an eruption of this volcano, there could very well be a huge threat of a tsunami. As the magma camber is emptied, it could collapse, forming a caldera which would trigger a tsunami.

Based on what I'm reading, I think there is a large probability of the volcano erupting, and soon. As far as the tsunami, that I'm not that sure of. The SXM officials in the Daily Herald story, as well as a couple of other online reports I have read, seemed not that concerned about that.

If there is a tsunami, experts say it would be small and would only affect the neighboring islands. The biggest danger, should it erupt, would be to ships in the nearby area..
The Seismic Research Center at the University of the West Indies says the undersea volcano remains well below the surface, which cancels out any threat of a major tsunami.
http://www.uwiseismic.com/

According to today's Daily Herald story tsunami is not really a threat.

certainly not here and probably not even in Grenada

Threat level reduced

News in US claims a tsunami is due and that California from ocean to route 5 will be devastated. My cousin lives in CA and confirmed it has been on local news. Perhaps this is the same as this report??

Don't think a tsunami in the Caribbean would reach California. <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/handshake.gif" alt="" />

I have to assume they're talking a tsunami originating from somewhere else, not the Caribbean.

The July 20 edition of the New Yorker had an interesting story about the Cascadia subduction zone - which is the "big one" in the news lately that would be catastrophic to west coast. Except for the science of it, no connection whatever to Caribbean.