The volcano Kick ’em Jenny is located 5 miles North of Grenada and was one of the most active volcano’s in the eastern Caribbean. The government of Grenada has imposed a 5 km exclusion zone around Kick ’em Jenny after the alert was raised to orange, which means an eruption could take place within 24 hours in march 12 1018.

Seismologists said there is not any imminent danger to the region. Richard Robertson, who is a professor on the west Indies seismic research Centre (SRC) in Trinidad, said there was no indication that the increased seismic activity would generate a tsunami. While an eruption was likely, it would probably not produce enough material to dislodge large amounts of water. Richard Robertson warned marine operators to stay outside the exclusion zone, as an increase in gases could reduce the buoyancy of ships.

The volcano is right on the shipping route from St Vincent to Grenada. Kick ’em Jenny rises 1.3 km above the seafloor. I’m living on a boat with my family and I am writing about this volcano because we will go to Grenada and we do not want to sink or get boiled alive! We will give Kick ’em Jenny a wide berth as we travel to Grenada in the coming weeks.