The Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) recently highlighted Executive Director Elizabeth Riley‘s high-level mission to Montserrat, underscoring the agency’s commitment to strengthening disaster risk management, resilience, and regional collaboration across the Caribbean. During the visit, Ms. Riley paid courtesy calls on Governor Her Excellency Harriet Cross and Deputy Premier Honourable Veronica Dorsette-Hector, while also … Read More
Two members of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) recently participated in a Technical Knowledge Exchange hosted by the University of the West Indies Seismic Research Centre (UWI-SRC) and Cuba’s National Seismic Research Institute (CENAIS) in Trinidad and Tobago. Software Engineer Arvid Ramdeane and Seismic Technician Venus Bass joined seismic experts and researchers from across the … Read More
The ReSET Project, an international research collaboration focused on understanding and developing Montserrat’s geothermal resources, continues to deliver new scientific insights and strengthen partnerships aimed at supporting sustainable energy development on the island. The project is led by Prof Jon Blundy of the University of Oxford and brings together researchers from the University of Oxford, … Read More
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory is pleased to share that Director Dr. Graham Ryan is currently serving as a Visiting Fellow at the Oxford Martin School for a one-month period, where he is collaborating with the ReSET (Rethinking Natural Resources) project team on ongoing geothermal research related to Montserrat. During the fellowship, Dr. Ryan is working … Read More
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory is pleased to celebrate the publication of a new research article by Dr TiVonne Howe, marking the second paper to emerge from her PhD research on Lesser Antilles arc volcanoes. The article, published in the open-access journal Volcanica, is titled: “Volatile emissions and magma storage conditions for the 2021 explosive eruption … Read More
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory recently hosted an interactive Emergency Bag Relay with a group of Brownies, combining fun, teamwork, and important preparedness lessons for young participants. The activity challenged the girls to work in small teams to pack emergency bags by selecting items they believed would be useful during an emergency situation. One by one, … Read More
The Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) is encouraging members of the public to complete its “Did You Feel It?” Earthquake Response Questionnaire following the volcano-tectonic earthquake that occurred on Saturday 9 May 2026 at 9:02 PM local time. The questionnaire has been developed to help scientists better understand how the earthquake was experienced across Montserrat and … Read More
Updated Statement Felt volcano-tectonic earthquake May 9 2026
Statement Felt volcano-tectonic earthquake May 9 2026
Between 3 and 13 April 2026, Drs Adam Stinton, Liz Gaunt and Karen Pascal of the Montserrat Volcano Observatory (MVO) visited St Vincent as part of the Ex-X Project. The Ex-X Project is a large, multi-institutional initiative led by the University of Bristol, and involving several UK universities, the UWI Seismic Research Centre, MVO, and … Read More
