| Title |
| EWS for Volcanic Eruption, Earthquake in America |
| Maintained By |
Seismic Research Unit, University of the West Indies |
| Warning Years |
1979, 1982 |
| Variable Monitored |
seismic activity, geothermal activity, ground deformation at volcanoes, morphological changes, geochemistry of volcanic products |
| Format |
GIS, ASCII, Images, Other |
| Continuous Data |
No |
| Real Time Data |
No |
| Data Source |
Seismic Research Unit, University of West Indies |
| Data Flow granted for |
> 20 years |
| Funded Life Time of EWS |
> 20 years |
| Technical Description |
| An integration of all data collected including seismological, geological, geochemical, geodetic and observational to determine the state of activity at individual volanic centres. See the following website for an example of the method used to determine alert levels at Eastern Caribbean volcanoes http://www.uwiseismic.com/kejalert.html
Seismological data have been collected over the past 50 years. This, along with additional historical (pre-instrumental) data have allowed the determination of areas at highest risk from future earthquake activity. Quantitative estimates of the level of seismic hazard in the eastern Caribbean can be found http://www.uwiseismic.com/seishaz.html |
| Publications |
| See http://www.uwiseismic.com/seisbib.html for a listing of publications since 1995. |
| Conditions that Trigger The Warning |
| The specific conditions will vary slightly depending on the volcanic centre and island involved. However, a good example of the conditions used to trigger a warning can be found at http://www.uwiseismic.com/kejalert.html |
| Recipients of the Warning |
Antigua and Barbuda - Government
Barbados - Government
Dominica - Government
Grenada - Government
Montserrat - Government
Netherlands Antilles - Government
Saint Kitts & Nevis - Government
Saint Lucia - Government
Saint Vincent & Grenadines - Government
Trinidad and Tobago - Government
Virgin Islands (British) - Government
|
| History of the Warning |
1.
Warning Issued:1979,April
Warning Followed By event:No
Action Triggered: Evacuation - St. Vincent
2.
Warning Issued:1982,September
Warning Followed By event:No
Action Triggered: Emergency services on alert
Comments: No comments on the History |