Situation Reports

CDEMA SITUATION REPORT #28 - LA SOUFRIÈRE VOLCANO, ST. VINCENT

SITUATION OVERVIEW

An advisory by the UWI Seismic Research Centre on May 10th 2021 at 6:00PM reported the following:

Seismic activity at La Soufrière, St Vincent has remained low since the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting on 22 April.
In the last 24 hours, only a few long-period earthquakes have been recorded.

A News Release issued from the National Emergency Management Organisation (NEMO) on May 6th 2021 reported the following:

The Government of St. Vincent and the Grenadines has lowered the volcanic alert level at La Soufrière to ORANGE based on the advice of Scientists from the Seismic Research Centre of the University of the West Indies.
The recommendation was made given that there have been no explosions at the volcano since April 22 and the number of volcanic earthquakes recorded has also decreased significantly.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The 6:00PM Scientific Advisory from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) issued on 29th April 2021, reported the following:

Seismic activity at La Soufrière, St Vincent has remained low since the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting on 22 April.
In the last 24 hours, only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded and there was no further tremor.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The 6:00PM Scientific Advisory from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) issued on 26th April 2021, reported the following:

Seismic activity at La Soufrière, St Vincent has been low after the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting around noon on 22 April.
Only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes were recorded and there was no further tremor.

SITUATION OVERVIEW

The 6:00PM Scientific Advisory from the UWI Seismic Research Centre (SRC) issued on 25th April 2021, reported the following:

Seismic activity at La Soufrière, has remained low since the tremor associated with the explosion and ash venting around noon on 22 April.
In the last 24 hours, only a few long-period, hybrid and volcano-tectonic earthquakes have been recorded and there was no further tremor.

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