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CajunBlazer

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26. Kick'em Jenny eruption not likely to be a big deal
Thu Jul 23, 2015, 09:01 PM
Jul 2015

According to Wikipedia, Kick'em Jenny is the only active underseas volcano in the Caribbean and there have been numerous eruptions of that undersea volcano since 1939. It's peak is approximate 180k (591 ft.) under the surface. You can judge for yourself the possible consequences of an eruption based on the narratives of past eruptions. Even the largest eruption cause tsunamis only about 6 feet high on Grenada which is about 8 km (5 miles) to the South. The exclusion zone around the volcano was recently increased to 5 km. Grenada is not a low lying island; it is mountainous since it's origins are also volcanic. In addition its port and largest city, St George's, is on the opposite side of the island.

From Wikipedia: "The first record of the volcano was in 1939,[3] although it must have erupted many times before that date. On 23–24 July 1939 an eruption broke the sea surface, sending a cloud of steam and debris 275 m (902 ft) into the air and generating a series of tsunamis around two metres high when they reached the coastlines of northern Grenada and the southern Grenadines. A small tsunami also reached the West coast of nearby Barbados, where 'a sea-wave' suddenly washed over a coastal road.

The volcano has erupted on at least twelve occasions between 1939 and 2001 (the last being on December 4, 2001), although none of the eruptions have been as large as the 1939 one, and most were only detected by seismographs. The larger eruptions have also been heard underwater or on land close to the volcano as a deep rumbling sound."

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kick 'em & r.... spanone Jul 2015 #2
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and another kick'em !!!!!! spanone Jul 2015 #4
This is breaking news right across the Caribbean malaise Jul 2015 #5
Is there any precedent for Tsunamis in that area? Baitball Blogger Jul 2015 #6
In Jamaica,... HooptieWagon Jul 2015 #8
I think I read about a Virgin Island tsunami back in the 19th Century malaise Jul 2015 #9
Caribbean is a geologically active part of the world. Octafish Jul 2015 #7
We do wonder malaise Jul 2015 #10
As long as it doesn't piss off the New Madrid Seismic Zone... AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #11
Now that is what nightmares are made off nadinbrzezinski Jul 2015 #13
I know very little about these faults but that doesn't seem malaise Jul 2015 #16
Even Michigan has been having earthquakes lately. Octafish Jul 2015 #20
That would be a disaster of epic proportions malaise Jul 2015 #22
Changed the course of the Mississippi. Octafish Jul 2015 #21
Fascinating read malaise Jul 2015 #23
Not only that, but the land moved so much it ran *backward* for a while. AtheistCrusader Jul 2015 #25
Yikes! I have good friends in Grenada. CottonBear Jul 2015 #12
Just heard an expert on the suhject saying malaise Jul 2015 #14
I hope there is not an eruption that causes major damage. CottonBear Jul 2015 #15
Does this have any connection with the Puerto Rico earthquake swarm? starroute Jul 2015 #17
There was a 6.4 quake in the Atlantic off Barbados last week malaise Jul 2015 #18
I was in Sicily in 2005 and went up Mt. Etna, which we had heard was an "active CTyankee Jul 2015 #19
Well nothing she's done to date suggests malaise Jul 2015 #24
Kick'em Jenny eruption not likely to be a big deal CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #26
That's oh so wrong malaise Jul 2015 #27
You make it sound like the entire premise of my post is wrong - and it is not CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #30
It is Wikipedia that is wrong malaise Jul 2015 #31
Thanks for clearing that up. n/t CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #33
Wow... greytdemocrat Jul 2015 #28
Last eruption was 2001 malaise Jul 2015 #29
Did you know... CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #35
That's because.... CajunBlazer Jul 2015 #32
so how much damage does there have to be before some minister blames it on the gays dembotoz Jul 2015 #34
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