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
Macdonald Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-28.9833	-140.2500	150	1989 submersible Cyana
Loihi Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	18.9500	-155.2500	4800	1985 bottom photography R/V Hakuho Maru; 1987 submersible Alvin
Vailulu'u Seamount	active, confirmed	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	-14.2167	-169.0667	1000	2005 submersible Pisces V; 2000 plume only
Perseverance	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	15.4802	144.5077	3935	2016 ROV SuBastian; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping
Bayonnaise Knoll caldera	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.9667	139.7333	900	2003 temperature anomalies, but camera survey observed inactive vent deposits
MTJ, T08C01	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.9629	-174.7961	2400	2008 plume only
Sonne 99	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.9500	173.9167	1980	1995 deep tow video and TV-grab
CLSC, southern plumes on CL6	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-18.5000	-176.3833	2250	2009 plume only
Central Andaman Trough, rift valley, dredges 9 and 10	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Andaman Basin	10.4166	94.1666	3350	1994 deposits only
Extensional Relay Zone A	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.1667	177.4167	2335	1999 towed camera did not confirm activity
C-ELSC, plume 18	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.9500	-176.2390	2230	2004 plume only
ESR, E5	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	East Scotia Ridge	-57.5000	-30.2000	3000	1999 plume only
Station 58, N160 Axis	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.3167	173.5500	3900	1985 plume only; 1991 temperature anomalies but submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity
VFR, ELSC7	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.8833	-176.7500	2050	2009 plume and dredge only
Tahi Moana 2	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.9200	-176.5330	1870	1989 submersible Nautile (need reference to check if activity confirmed); 2004 plume only; 2008 commercial ROV (report does not confirm activity)
FRSC, 11a-3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-16.7950	-174.5230	2000	2008 plume only
Parece Vela Ridge, Philippine Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Parece Vela Basin	16.0000	139.1667	5000	NotProvided
FRSC, Fonualei South	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.5352	-174.5668	1620	2012 ROV Quest 4000
Woodlark Basin, Segment 3B	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Woodlark Basin	-9.8000	155.0667	3300	2009 plume only
VFR, plume 12	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.7300	-176.4530	1910	2004 plume only
Tahi Moana 7	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.3300	-174.2500	1940	2004 plume only; 2008 plume only; 2009 video camera tow (activity not confirmed)
Central Andaman Trough, seamount crater, dredge 6	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Andaman Basin	10.0000	94.0000	1640	1994 deposits 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
Mariana Mounds	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	18.0333	144.2833	3600	1987 submersible Alvin
Kueishan Island	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8333	121.9500	30	1999, likely by SCUBA
FRSC, T12A-01	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-17.7850	-174.5260	500	2012 plume only
Momoko	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.6400	-176.7210	2180	1989 submersible Nautile
ELSC3	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-21.1667	-176.3333	2140	2009 plume only
Tow Cam	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.3169	-176.1367	2700	2004 AUV ABE; 2004 plume only on previous cruise
94SO2	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	New Hebrides back-arc	-19.4000	169.9000	980	1994 towed camera with temperature did not confirm activity

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