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) |
C-ELSC, plume 14 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-21.3200 |
-176.3640 |
2100 |
2004 plume only |
EPR/Tamayo intersection |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N EPR |
22.9333 |
-108.0667 |
3200 |
1979 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
Reykjanes Ridge, Area B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Reykjanes Ridge |
59.8167 |
-29.6833 |
1000 |
1992 submersible Mir did not find vents |
EPR, 17 47'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-17.7900 |
-113.3000 |
2600 |
1993 plume only |
MAR, 33 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S MAR |
-32.9676 |
-14.4517 |
2600 |
2013 plume only |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 15 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-23.9000 |
-176.7800 |
1400 |
2003 plume only |
MAR, 43 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
43.0000 |
-29.0000 |
3400 |
1986 or earlier plume only |
EPR, 14 18'S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-14.3000 |
-112.6670 |
2630 |
1993 plume only |
Discovery Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
21.2830 |
38.0500 |
2100 |
1965 "confirmed" hot brine and cored seafloor, but see Table 1 in Miller et al. (1966) for historical measurements |
GEISEIR site 19, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.8333 |
87.6266 |
2400 |
2009 GEISEIR 1 and 2010 GEISEIR 2 plume only |
GEISEIR site 21, segment L3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-42.0050 |
87.8808 |
2400 |
2010 plume only |
Tangyin |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0667 |
122.5667 |
1206 |
2014 likely by dredging or ROV during the HOBAB3 cruise on R/V Kexue |
S-OH2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
34.0670 |
-37.4830 |
3250 |
2000 or earlier plume only |
EPR, 20 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-20.0333 |
-113.6843 |
3000 |
1999 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
SWIR, D54 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-52.4370 |
13.3120 |
4029 |
2000-2001 plume and dredge only |
EPR, 28.3 S, Segment W3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-28.3000 |
-112.9830 |
2220 |
1998 plume only |
MAR, segment south of St. Paul system |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
0.5000 |
-25.0000 |
3500 |
2013 plume only |
East Mata submarine volcano |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-15.1010 |
-173.6780 |
1350 |
2008 plume only; 2009 plume only |
Little Volcano |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Bransfield Strait |
-62.7500 |
-59.2500 |
1500 |
1995 plume only |
Secca del Capo |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea |
38.6333 |
14.8500 |
240 |
1995 ROV Comex deposits only; 2007 plume only |
GEISEIR site 33, segment O2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-47.2383 |
97.1566 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
MAR, 14 54'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
14.9200 |
-44.9000 |
3500 |
1988 or earlier seafloor photographs did not confirm hydrothermal activity |
NELSC, T08C09 and T08C18 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.4030 |
-174.2630 |
1800 |
2008 plume only |
FRSC, Central |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-16.4917 |
-174.5417 |
2419 |
2004 plume only |
Nishinoshima Island |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Izu-Bonin Arc |
27.2367 |
140.8783 |
5 |
1975 SCUBA |
VC7 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea |
36.5608 |
25.5250 |
320 |
2010 ROV Hercules |
seamount, Tikopia area |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
New Hebrides Arc |
-12.5433 |
167.7883 |
1425 |
1991 submersible Cyana |
Logatchev-3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
14.7083 |
-44.9667 |
3100 |
1993-1999 (between these dates) |