montserrat 1995 eruption

Question 1

where is montserrat located?

Answer 1

the carribean (small island)

Question 2

when did the montserrat eruption occur?

Answer 2

july 1995-1999

Question 3

what tectonic plates did the eruption occur on?

Answer 3

north american,south american and the carribean plate

Question 4

what boundary type did the eruption occur on?

Answer 4

destructive

Question 5

what island arc is montserrat located in?

Answer 5

lesser antilles

Question 6

what is the volcano type?

Answer 6

composite

Question 7

what was the eruption type?

Answer 7

strombolian

Question 8

what was the lava type?

Answer 8

andesitic

Question 9

what was the VEI rating?

Answer 9

3-4

Question 10

give 3 primary hazards

Answer 10

1. pyroclastic flow at 100mph
2. ash+tephra fall
3. lava dome (dome shape of viscous lava)

Question 11

how did Britain respond to the eruption?

Answer 11

1. offered £2500mto every adult to help them relocate (deemed as not enough and dismissed)
2. large scale evacuation by the british navy

Question 12

what happened to plymouth (capital city)

Answer 12

evacuated and abandoned (5000 people in total)

Question 13

what percent of the island was uninhabitable after the eruption?

Answer 13

60%

Question 14

what portion of the population evacuated for short term?

Answer 14

8000 (out of 12,000)

Question 15

how many deaths and injuries?

Answer 15

19 deaths, 7 injuries (pyroclastic flows)

Question 16

how many left the island for good?

Answer 16

7,000

Question 17

what 2 things were built in the long term in response?

Answer 17

1. new roads
2. new airports

Question 18

how much has the UK sent since 1995?

Answer 18

over £420 million