Pelée volcano, West Indies, France: news & activity updates

Pelee volcano (Martinique, France) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 13 January-19 January 2021 (New Activity / Unrest)

L'Observatoire Volcanologique et Sismologique de Martinique (OVSM) reported that seismicity at Pelée remained at significant levels during 8-15 January, though had slightly decreased compared to the previous week. The seismic network recorded at least 22 high-frequency, volcano-tectonic earthquakes with magnitudes less than 1, located at shallow depths between 600 and 1,000 m above sea level. Two low-frequency, long-period earthquakes were also noted. Read all

Pelee volcano (Martinique, France) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 6 January-12 January 2021 (New Activity / Unrest)

L'Observatoire Volcanologique et Sismologique de Martinique (OVSM) reported that seismicity related to volcanism has typically remained low at Pelée since 1980, when monitoring instrumentation was first installed, with a few dozen earthquakes recorded per year. Swarms were recorded in 1980, 1985-1986, 2007, and 2014, though the latter two swarms were associated with tectonic events. Volcanic seismicity appeared in April 2019 centered 4-5 km below the summit and deeper (more than 10 km below sea level). Read all

Pelée volcano (West Indies, France) activity update: Alert Level raised to Yellow - increased seismicity, tremor

The Martinique Volcano Observatory has raised Pelée's alert level to Yellow due to an increase in seismicity under the volcano beginning in April 2019, and observations of tremor last month. Read all