Background: Montserrat's Soufrière Hills volcano is a typical subduction volcano. Its existence is due to the subduction of the Atlantic under the Caribbean plate. Its first historic eruption started in 1995 and is still ongoing.

Are people still living in Montserrat?

Montserrat's population has grown to nearly 5,000 people since the eruption — mostly due to an influx of immigrants from other Caribbean nations seeking work or stability in a country with a relatively low crime rate — but there are some 500 people still on a list for government housing assistance on the island, a ...

Is Montserrat still an island?

Montserrat is an island in the West Indies and an overseas territory of the United Kingdom.