diff --git a/src/main/java/xyz/etztech/minealert/listeners/GriefAlertListener.java b/src/main/java/xyz/etztech/minealert/listeners/GriefAlertListener.java
index 9db4ae7..599ff31 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xyz/etztech/minealert/listeners/GriefAlertListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xyz/etztech/minealert/listeners/GriefAlertListener.java
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.BaseComponent;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ClickEvent;
 import net.md_5.bungee.api.chat.ComponentBuilder;
 import org.bukkit.Bukkit;
+import org.bukkit.Location;
 import org.bukkit.Material;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.event.EventHandler;
@@ -43,9 +44,25 @@ public class GriefAlertListener implements Listener {
         }
     }
 
-    public void addAlert(String playerName, Lang lang) {
+    public void addAlert(String playerName, Location eventLocation, Lang lang) {
         String alert = lang.getMessage(playerName);
         purge();
+
+        int aboveY = this.plugin.getConfigIntFallback(
+                0,
+                "grief.above_y"
+        );
+
+        int belowY = this.plugin.getConfigIntFallback(
+                255,
+                "grief.below_y"
+        );
+
+        int eventYLevel = eventLocation.getBlockY();
+        if (eventYLevel > belowY || eventYLevel < aboveY) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         List<Date> dates = map.getOrDefault(alert, new ArrayList<>());
         dates.add(new Date());
         map.put(alert, dates);
@@ -113,22 +130,22 @@ public class GriefAlertListener implements Listener {
         if (event.getPlayer() != null &&
                 (event.getCause() == BlockIgniteEvent.IgniteCause.FLINT_AND_STEEL ||
                         event.getCause() == BlockIgniteEvent.IgniteCause.FIREBALL)) {
-            addAlert(event.getPlayer().getName(), Lang.IGNITE_ALERT);
+            addAlert(event.getPlayer().getName(), event.getBlock().getLocation(), Lang.IGNITE_ALERT);
         }
     }
 
     @EventHandler
     public void onBlockPlace(BlockPlaceEvent event) {
         if(event.getBlockPlaced().getType() == Material.TNT) {
-            addAlert(event.getPlayer().getName(), Lang.TNT_ALERT);
+            addAlert(event.getPlayer().getName(), event.getBlock().getLocation(), Lang.TNT_ALERT);
         }
     }
 
     @EventHandler
     public void onBucketEmpty(PlayerBucketEmptyEvent event) {
         if(event.getBucket() == Material.LAVA_BUCKET) {
-            addAlert(event.getPlayer().getName(), Lang.LAVA_ALERT);
+            addAlert(event.getPlayer().getName(), event.getBlock().getLocation(), Lang.LAVA_ALERT);
         }
     }
 
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/java/xyz/etztech/minealert/listeners/OreAlertListener.java b/src/main/java/xyz/etztech/minealert/listeners/OreAlertListener.java
index dd547a5..10c0ab8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/xyz/etztech/minealert/listeners/OreAlertListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/xyz/etztech/minealert/listeners/OreAlertListener.java
@@ -128,8 +128,23 @@ public class OreAlertListener implements Listener {
                 String.format("ore.blocks.%s.ping", blockKey),
                 "ore.ping"
         );
+        int belowY = this.plugin.getConfigIntFallback(
+                255,
+                String.format("ore.blocks.%s.below_y", blockKey),
+                "ore.below_y"
+        );
+        int aboveY = this.plugin.getConfigIntFallback(
+                0,
+                String.format("ore.blocks.%s.above_y", blockKey),
+                "ore.above_y"
+        );
         purge(map.getOrDefault(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId(), new ArrayList<>()).iterator());
 
+        int yLevel = event.location.getBlockY();
+        if (yLevel > belowY  || yLevel < aboveY) {
+            return;
+        }
+
         int strikes = 0;
         for (BlockEvent e : map.getOrDefault(event.getPlayer().getUniqueId(), new ArrayList<>())) {
             if (e.isParent() && e.getMaterial().name().equals(event.getMaterial().name())) {
@@ -274,4 +289,4 @@ public class OreAlertListener implements Listener {
             return time;
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index d41920f..1eb4acb 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ grief:
   color: ''
   # Override
   url: ''
+  # y level upper limit
+  below_y: 255
+  # y level lower limit
+  above_y: 20
 
 # OreAlert
 ore:
@@ -40,6 +44,10 @@ ore:
   webhook: ''
   # Override
   url: ''
+  # y level upper limit
+  below_y: 20
+  # y level lower limit
+  above_y: 0
 
   # Only blocks listed here will be monitored
   # Each of the above notify settings can be overridden per-block if needed