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Mount Pelée logs 494 volcanic earthquakes in one week — 20 exceed magnitude 0.5

Mount Pelée, the stratovolcano looming over northern Martinique, produced 494 volcanic earthquakes in a single week, according to monitoring data referenced in a peer-reviewed study published in ...
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Caribbean Matters: The Mount Pelée volcano’s deadly past—and present danger

The still-active Mount Pelée volcano in Martinique erupted in 1902, wiping out the town of St. Pierre, shown here on Dec. 14, 1941.AP original Caribbean Matters is a weekly series from Daily Kos. Hope ...
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Deadly volcano that killed 30,000 in minutes reawakens after decades of silence

One of history’s deadliest volcanoes is showing renewed signs of unrest decades after its last eruption. Mount Pelée sits on the Caribbean island of Martinique, roughly 1,500 miles southeast of ...
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Saint-Pierre, Martinique Is the Caribbean Pompeii, With 1902 Ruins, a 4,583-Foot Volcano, and Black-Sand Beaches

It's called the Caribbean Pompeii. In Saint-Pierre, Martinique, the ruins of a city destroyed in 1902 meet Mount Pelée and the black-sand beaches of Martinique’s volcanic north. The old theater is ...