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
SEIR-WXC12	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	136.2500	2780	2015 plume only
SWIR, unnamed, Segment 26	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.6080	50.8527	2800	2008 dredge only DY115-20 Leg 6
Gorda Ridge, GR-15	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gorda Ridge	42.9500	-126.5500	3365	1985 plume only
Red Sea Rift, 18 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	17.9667	40.0667	1500	1980 submersible Pisces XI (deposits only)
Mohns Ridge, 72 N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Mohns Ridge	72.0390	-0.2520	2500	1987 plume only; 2013 plume only
Suakin Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	19.6333	38.7333	2850	1972 deposits only
EPR, 20 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-20.0333	-113.6843	3000	1999 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
Nereus Deep	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Red Sea	23.1670	37.2830	2400	1972 deposits only
Chile Triple Junction	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Chile Rise	-46.3000	-75.8000	3000	2010 plume only
GEISEIR site 29, segment M6	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-44.9054	94.9673	2700	2009 plume only
Mariana Trough, 14.5 N	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	14.4870	144.0940	4120	2015 plume only
EPR, 22 30'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-22.5000	-114.3670	2600	1985/86 or 1989 TV grab (need to check references to confirm activity)
Lobster	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-15.3330	-176.2830	1500	2008 plume and dredge only
Tevnia	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	10.3333	-103.5533	2925	1994 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity
Eva	active, inferred	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-22.0000	170.7500	1600	2008 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
S AMAR 1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	36.0830	-34.0830	2630	1992 plume only; 1994 plume only
SWIR, 63.9 E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-27.8510	63.9230	2759	2009 DY115-20 Leg 7 (need reference to confirm activity)
Galapagos Rift, 94.4 W	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5300	-94.3300	2400	2005 plume only
Logatchev-3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7083	-44.9667	3100	1993-1999 (between these dates)
MAR, 4 02'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-4.0333	-12.2500	4000	2005 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 2	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-9.9000	66.7500	4000	2010 plume only
Alarcon Rise/Tamayo intersection	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.2336	-108.6168	2358	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity
Gakkel Ridge, Site 3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	84.4333	2.1333	4300	2001 plume only
EPR, 29.5 S, Segment E1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-29.5000	-111.7200	2580	1998 plume only
Central Spreading Ridge, Station 19 S	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-19.0000	173.5000	3000	1991 submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity
GEISEIR site 2, segment J4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2520	79.1030	2800	1996 plume and dredge only
SWIR, Plume 3, Segment 16	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-30.8500	59.3830	3900	1997 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano D	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-19.4500	-174.9167	760	2004 plume only
Merian	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-26.0166	-13.8500	2550	2012 R/V Dayang Yihao; 2013 AUV Abyss plume and side-scan data

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