The MVO Scientific Report for Volcanic Activity between 13 October 2012 and 30 April 2013 (OFR 13-06) is now available for download. This reports on all the monitoring data for the (approximately) six-month period and compares it to past activity. It also reports on the various activities carried out by MVO.

MVO Scientific Report for Volcanic Activity between 13 October 2012 and 30 April 2013
MVO Scientific Report for Volcanic Activity between 13 October 2012 and 30 April 2013 Open File Report OFR 13-06
2013-05-28  26.63 MB  139

There was a magnitude 5.3 earthquake near Barbuda early this morning (30 April), at 02:56 local time. This was felt by many people on Montserrat. The earthquake was about 100 km away and is not associated with the Soufriere Hills Volcano.

More information is available from the SRC web site.

If you felt the earthquake, please report it here.

All the MVO Weekly Reports from 2011 and 2012 are now available in single, convenient, PDF files as Open File Reports 13-02 and 13-01.

OFR 13-01 MVO Activity Reports 2012
All MVO Weekly Reports from 2012
2013-01-17  1.11 MB  471

OFR 13-02 MVO Activity Reports 2011
All MVO Weekly reports from 2011
2013-01-28  3.57 MB  146

Download Part I: Summary           Download Part II: Full Report

All reports relating to the SAC 17 meeting from 22 to 24 October 2012 can be found here.

You can view the full archive of SAC reports from our Downloads section.

MVO's report prepared for the seventeenth meeting of the Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC 17) is now available for the public to download here.

It was developed for SAC members in preparation for the SAC 17 meeting. The report summarizes all volcanic activity from the period of 1 May to 12 October 2012, including monitoring and visual observations. In addition to scientific information, it also includes information about MVO's monitoring networks and operations.

Here's a short video showing the current condition of Plymouth as seen from the helicopter. This might be of interest to a lot of Montserratians and Montserratophiles as no-one is allowed to visit Plymouth. In making this video, the helicopter circled Plymouth, then passed over the centre of the devastation.

You can watch it on the MVO YouTube channel.

Video shot by Roderick Stewart.

In October the Scientific Advisory Committee and the MVO were asked by NDPRAC to assess the risk for use of the Plymouth jetty for sand export. The attached report is the result of an interim assessment and a revision of this during SAC 16 14-16 November.

The report is available for download here.