Vema Fracture Zone |
active, inferred |
other |
N MAR |
10.7100 |
-42.6800 |
5180 |
2015 plume only |
White Point, Palos Verde, California |
active, confirmed |
other |
Coastal California |
33.7000 |
-118.3167 |
10 |
1984 or earlier, likely by SCUBA |
Prony Bay |
active, confirmed |
other |
|
-22.3333 |
166.8333 |
50 |
1979 or earlier, likely SCUBA |
Capo Miseno, Gulf of Naples |
active, confirmed |
other |
Coastal Italy |
40.7833 |
14.0833 |
20 |
1982 or earlier, likely by SCUBA |
Dorado Outcrop |
active, confirmed |
other |
|
9.0800 |
-87.0950 |
3000 |
2013 ROV Jason Dive J2-751 |
Punta Banda |
active, confirmed |
other |
Coastal Baja California |
31.7500 |
-116.7500 |
30 |
1960's commercial abalone divers |
Capo Palinuro |
active, confirmed |
other |
Coastal Italy |
40.0167 |
15.2667 |
30 |
1990 or earlier, likely by SCUBA |
Punta Mita, Bahia de Banderas |
active, confirmed |
other |
Coastal Mexico |
20.7700 |
-105.5200 |
10 |
1997 photo/video most likely by SCUBA |
Ischia Island, Gulf of Naples |
active, confirmed |
other |
Coastal Italy |
40.7306 |
13.9500 |
10 |
1954 or earlier, from the beach |
San Felipe |
active, inferred |
other |
Coastal Baja California |
31.0000 |
-114.8000 |
1 |
1982 or earlier, likely from shore |
Bahia Concepcion |
active, confirmed |
other |
Coastal Baja California |
26.6667 |
-111.8333 |
15 |
1968 or earlier, likely by SCUBA |
EPR, 20 06'S |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-20.1000 |
-113.7080 |
3000 |
1981 Angus camera tow; 1984 submersible Cyana |
Main Endeavour Field |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
47.9487 |
-129.0981 |
2220 |
1984 submersible Alvin; 1982 dredge only |
Stealth |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-17.6167 |
-113.2330 |
2600 |
1996 Argo II towed video; 1993 plume only; 1998 submersible Alvin |
Middle Valley, Bent Hill Massive Sulfide |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
48.4341 |
-128.6812 |
2440 |
1990 HOV Alvin, 1985 deposits only |
MAR, 4 02'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-4.0333 |
-12.2500 |
4000 |
2005 plume only |
EPR, 28 S, Segment W3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-28.0170 |
-112.9040 |
2130 |
1998 plume only |
Flow |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
46.5250 |
-129.5783 |
2390 |
1993 ROV ROPOS |
Area JX |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
CIR |
-22.9666 |
69.1833 |
3500 |
1986 plume only (camera tow did not confirm) |
Brown Bear Seamount |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
46.0333 |
-130.5500 |
1500 |
NotProvided |
North Cleft, high temperature |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
44.9800 |
-130.2000 |
2300 |
1987 camera/CTD tows discovered low-temperature vents; 1988 submersible Alvin sampled low-temperature vents; 1990 submersible Alvin discovered black smoker |
Don Joao de Castro Bank |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Terceira Rift |
38.2300 |
-26.6300 |
45 |
1995 SCUBA |
SWIR, 53.2 E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-36.1010 |
53.2550 |
2218 |
2008 plume and dredge only |
MAR, 22 30'N |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
22.5000 |
-45.0050 |
2800 |
NotProvided |
GEISEIR site 36, segment O3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.7009 |
98.0631 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
EPR, 1.4 S, off-axis |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-1.3690 |
-102.4560 |
3000 |
2008 towed video |
Pegasus |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
0.7500 |
-88.2000 |
2000 |
2011 ROV Little Hercules |
Mothra Field |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
JdF Ridge |
47.9233 |
-129.1082 |
2270 |
1996 ROV ROPOS; 1986 plume only |
EPR, 9 30'N |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
9.5167 |
-104.2414 |
2580 |
1989 Argo I towed video |
Alarcon Rise, Tzab-ek |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.3526 |
-108.5597 |
2249 |
2015 ROV Doc Ricketts |