The Seismic Research Unit is part of the University of the West Indies and is supported by eleven (11) governments in the Caribbean area.
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The Seismic Research Unit is responsible for monitoring earthquakes and
volcanic activity in the volcanic Lesser Antilles (except Guadeloupe and
Martinique) and earthquakes only in the rest of the English-speaking Caribbean.
Monitoring activity is focused on the recently active Soufriere
volcano in St. Vincent. Other volcanic centres equipped with telemetered
stations are Mt. Misery (St. Kitts), Nevis Peak (Nevis), Soufriere Hills
(Montserrat), Dominica
(at least
ten volcanoes within 15 km of the station), Qualibou (St Lucia) and Mt. St.
Catherine (Grenada). Volcanic hazards maps have been prepared for most of
these volcanoes and are steadily updated as part of a long-term project.
Photograph of La Soufriere by Richard Fiske, April 22, 1979.
The column is about 4 miles (6 km) tall. Photo courtesy of the U.S. Geological
Survey.
The Seismic Research Unit is part of the University of the West Indies and is supported by eleven (11) governments in the Caribbean area. |
For details about the monitoring equipment of the Seismic Research Unit visit the WOVO Directory.
Contact information:
Seismic Research Unit University of the West Indies St. Augustine Trinidad W.I. Telephone: (1-809)662-4659 Telefax: (1-809)663-9293 Telex: (294)24520 W.G. Acting Director: Mr Lloyd Lynch
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