Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
To sort the list of Vent Fields, click on a column header.
To view details for a specific Vent Field, click on the Name ID.
To view the subset of Vent Fields that contain a specific category, click on the category (for example, "active, confirmed" in the "Activity" column).

Vent Field Name ID	Activity	Tectonic Setting	Region	Latitude	Longitude	Maximum or Single Reported Depth	Year and How Discovered
Magic Mountain, 3-km south	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	49.7250	-130.2667	1850	2002 AUV ABE plume only
C-ELSC, plume 15	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.2700	-176.3470	2230	2004 plume only
Rainbow Bay	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-14.0300	-14.3400	2900	2009 towed video did not confirm activity
EPR, mid 17 N segment	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	17.0000	-105.3800	2750	1997 plume only
Tevnia	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	10.3333	-103.5533	2925	1994 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
NWLSC, Southern Caldera	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9000	-177.4166	2160	2008 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-8.2500	68.2000	3600	2010 plume only
Momoko	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.6400	-176.7210	2180	1989 submersible Nautile
MAR, 19 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-19.3301	-11.9421	2707	2013 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)
ELSC3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.1667	-176.3333	2140	2009 plume only
EPR, 16 24'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-16.4000	-113.0500	2640	1993 plume only
GEISEIR site 4, segment K1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2025	81.0625	2800	2010 plume only
Wagner Basin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	31.0666	-114.0833	120	2007 echosounder and grab samples
EPR, 27.7 S, Segment W3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-27.7000	-112.9170	2105	1998 plume only
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	30.3303	129.0827	521	1992 dredge only
SEIR-WXC07	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.3000	2420	2015 plume only
N Oceanographer	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	35.2830	-34.8670	2600	1992 plume only
Chile Rise, Segment N9A	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-39.0500	-91.5833	3450	1998 plume only
AAR KR1, Mujin	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-62.1000	158.8000	2100	2011 plume and biological samples
EPR, 30.8 S, Segment E2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-30.7500	-111.8770	2360	1998 plume only
VFR, ELSC7	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.8833	-176.7500	2050	2009 plume and dredge only
GEISEIR site 22, segment L3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-42.1130	88.0420	2400	1996 plume only; 2009 plume only
Bataan	active, inferred	arc volcano	Luzon/Bicol Arc	20.0000	122.0000		2002 or earlier some indications of activity
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
Galapagos Rift, 95.5 W	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.6700	-95.4500	3200	1990 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
Duanqiao	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.6579	50.4671	1780	2008 video and TV-grab DY115-20 Leg 5; 2015 TV-grab DY125-34
Gakkel Ridge, Site 7	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	86.9833	55.5000	3800	2001 plume only
SWIR, D62	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.2530	15.1030	3990	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
AMAR	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.3833	-33.6500	2600	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only

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