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
CLSC, CL_8	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-18.0500	-176.3333	2250	2009 plume only
Kebrit Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	24.7233	36.2767	1590	1972 deposits only
Nereus Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	23.1670	37.2830	2400	1972 deposits only
Tonga Arc, Volcano J1	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-17.2400	-173.9500	560	2004 plume only
Mata Ono	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9333	-173.7916	2600	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 25, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.3115	92.1335	2700	2009 plume only
Brown Bear Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	JdF Ridge	46.0333	-130.5500	1500	NotProvided
MAR, 22 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	22.5000	-45.0050	2800	NotProvided
W Eye of Mordor	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.9707	-91.3900	1600	2005 towed video Medea observed inactive chimneys
Philippine Ridge, West Philippine Basin	inactive	back-arc spreading center	West Philippine Basin	12.0000	131.4170	5800	NotProvided
Mata Nima	inactive	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9583	-173.7833	2670	2010 no plume detected
MAR, 23 35'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	23.5833	-45.0000	3500	1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity
Owen transform fault	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Carlsberg Ridge	9.8333	57.9500	4500	NotProvided
Gorda Ridge, 41 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	41.5167	-127.4500	3350	1984 deposits only
MAR, 24 20'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	24.3500	-46.2000	3200	NotProvided
Hawaiian Ridge	inactive	intra-plate volcano	Central Pacific	15.0000	-157.5000	5000	1987 or earlier
EPR, 13 N, SE Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	12.7000	-103.8600	2500	1981 towed camera, dredging, and plume did not confirm activity; 1982 and 1984 submersible Cyana did not confirm activity
Mount Jourdanne	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.8500	63.9333	2940	1998 submersible Shinkai 6500
Solwara 12	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.7086	151.8834	1920	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 inactive
Conical Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-3.2500	152.6600	1050	1998 TV grab survey determined inactive
MAR, 24 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	24.5000	-46.1533	3900	1987 deposits only
Kurose Hole	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.4000	139.6800	760	1989 inactive; 2009 inactive
DSDP Hole 504B	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.2267	-83.7300	3500	NotProvided
Galapagos Rift, 85 50'W	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.7500	-85.8333	2600	1988 or earlier submersible observations
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR1	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.5000	177.0000	3000	NotProvided
MAR, 25 50'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	25.8083	-44.9833	3000	NotProvided
Hess Deep	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.2500	-101.5000	5100	NotProvided
Ashadze-3	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9860	-44.8610	4200	2005 plume and dredge only
Explorer Deep	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	50.1000	-129.7500	3200	1969, deposits only
Tripartite Ridge, south of TR3	inactive	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-14.0745	175.4729	3000	NotProvided

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