SPOT, Yonaguni Knoll IV |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8490 |
122.7000 |
1385 |
2000 submersibles Shinkai 2000 and Shinkai 6500 |
NWLSC, Central Caldera |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.8000 |
-177.2666 |
2200 |
2008 plume and dredge only |
Marsili |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Tyrrhenian Back-Arc Basin, Tyrrhenian Sea |
39.2600 |
14.3780 |
800 |
2006 ROV Cherokee; 1989 shimmering water but did not confirm activity |
Yokosuka |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.2638 |
124.3733 |
2190 |
2016 ROV Kaiko; 2014 plume only |
MTJ, T08C03, 15.72 S |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.7186 |
-174.8338 |
2400 |
2008 plume only |
Solwara 18 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.0760 |
147.2390 |
1308 |
2008 plumes with some sites subsequently observed with ROV; 2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Tarama Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0916 |
124.5416 |
1990 |
2009 ROV HyperDolphin |
MTJ, V12A-04 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9540 |
-174.7110 |
1330 |
2012 plume only |
SuSu Knolls |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.8000 |
152.1000 |
1520 |
1996 towed camera/video; 1993 plume only |
ESR, E9 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
East Scotia Ridge |
-60.0500 |
-29.9300 |
2402 |
2009 towed video; 1999 plume only; 2010 ROV Isis |
Little Volcano |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.7500 |
-59.2500 |
1500 |
1995 plume only |
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Woodlark Basin |
-9.8000 |
155.0667 |
3300 |
2009 plume only |
Momoko |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.6400 |
-176.7210 |
2180 |
1989 submersible Nautile |
Si'iSi'i |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.2900 |
-176.6290 |
1950 |
2008 commercial ROV; 2003 plume only |
Three Sisters, Middle Sister |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.6420 |
-58.9833 |
1040 |
1995 plume only; 1999 still had no visual confirmation |
Higashi-Ensei |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
28.4393 |
128.1724 |
1220 |
2016 ROV Kaiko dives 723 and 724 |
MTJ, T08C01 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.9629 |
-174.7961 |
2400 |
2008 plume only |
Solwara 19 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6660 |
148.7640 |
1039 |
2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 (activity not confirmed) |
Mariana Trough, 14.5 N |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
14.4870 |
144.0940 |
4120 |
2015 plume only |
DESMOS Cauldron |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Manus Basin |
-3.6958 |
151.8717 |
2000 |
1990 deep-sea monitoring system (DESMOS) video and still cameras |
VFR, ELSC7 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.8833 |
-176.7500 |
2050 |
2009 plume and dredge only |
Alice Springs Field |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
18.2103 |
144.7073 |
3640 |
1987 submersible Alvin; 1982 plume only |
Niuatahi |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.3790 |
-174.0196 |
1635 |
2009 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only; 2004 dredging (SS11/2004 cruise); 2005 plume only; 2008 commercial ROV (report does not confirm activity) |
Tahi Moana 1 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.6900 |
-176.1800 |
2256 |
2008 commercial ROV; 2004 plume only |
Sakai |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
27.5481 |
126.9895 |
1600 |
1988 submersible Shinkai 2000; 1987 plume only |
Woodlark Basin, Segment 5B |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Woodlark Basin |
-9.2540 |
156.1910 |
3550 |
1986 plume only; 2000 plume only |
Snail |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Mariana Trough |
12.9533 |
143.6200 |
2880 |
2003 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only |
CLSC, A3 |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-18.6000 |
-176.4500 |
2500 |
1990 submersible Mir |
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea |
inactive |
back-arc spreading center |
Parece Vela Basin |
16.0000 |
139.1667 |
5000 |
NotProvided |
Futagoyama |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8674 |
123.3081 |
1270 |
2016 ROV Kaiko dive 717 |