Montserrat Volcano Observatory
Definition Of Boundary Limits
and Volcanic Risk Map (see bottom of page)
for Soufriere Hills Volcano
Current Map is Valid and was last updated 06 June 1997
| Name Of Zone | Areas Included |
| Zone A | Long Ground, Tar River, Paradise, Bramble, Bethel, Harris, O'Garras, Morris', St Patrick's, Galway's, Reid's, Gingoes. |
| Zone B | Whites, Tuitt's, Spanish Point, Farms, Trants, South Soufriere Hills, Kinsale & Amersham to the south of Aymers Ghaut, Fairfield, Trials, Brodericks, Spring Estate, Riley's, Streatham, Farrell's. |
| Zone C | Kinsale & Amersham to the north of Aymer's Ghaut, Parsons, Webbs, Plymouth to the Lovers Lane junction with Richmond Hill, Sturge Park and Thompson Field, Port Plymouth, Gages, Lees, Dyers, Molyneux, Waterworks, Trant's Yard, WH Bramble Airport. |
| Zone D | Richmond Hill |
| Zone E | Fox's Bay, Cork Hill, Delvins, Weekes, Bayah, St. George's Hill |
| Zone F | Salem, Old Towne, Olveston, Woodlands, Lime Kiln, Lawyers to Cheap End |
| Zone G | All remaining villages in Montserrat (north of Bunkum Bay) |
Volcanic Risk Map Updated 06 June 1997
Moving from Zones G to A represents an increasing risk,
based on an evaluation of the volcanic hazard.
The status of each zone is dependent on the alert level.
Potential hazards include pyroclastic flows, surges, falling rocks,
mud flows and ash fall.