EPR, 28.4 S, Segment W4 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-28.4170 |
-112.9640 |
2350 |
1998 plume only |
GEISEIR site 5, segment K1 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.2420 |
81.1580 |
2860 |
1996 plume only; 2007 plume only |
SWIR, Plume 1, Segment 17 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-31.1830 |
58.5000 |
3600 |
1997 plume only |
San Felipe |
active, inferred |
other |
Coastal Baja California |
31.0000 |
-114.8000 |
1 |
1982 or earlier, likely from shore |
Okinawa Trough, Site ES1 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
30.3303 |
129.0827 |
521 |
1992 dredge only |
W Los Huellos Caldera |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Galapagos Rift |
1.0000 |
-90.6000 |
1600 |
2005 plume only |
Consag Basin |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
30.6333 |
-113.9083 |
140 |
2007 echosounder and grab samples |
Knipovich Ridge, 76 48'N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Knipovich Ridge |
76.7833 |
8.0000 |
3500 |
1996 temperature anomaly and towed video did not confirm activity |
Tonga Arc, Volcano 14 |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Tonga Arc |
-23.5750 |
-176.7050 |
985 |
2003 plume and dredge only |
EPR, 5 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-5.0000 |
-106.4000 |
2650 |
1980's camera tows; 1993 and 1998 plume only; 1998 submersible Alvin did not confirm activity |
N-ELSC, plume 22 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-20.4000 |
-176.1580 |
2700 |
2004 plume only |
SEIR-WXC15 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-50.2500 |
135.3000 |
3000 |
2015 plume only |
Gorda Ridge, EP96B |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gorda Ridge |
42.5500 |
-126.8333 |
3400 |
1984 deposits only; 1996 plume only |
GEISEIR site 9, segment K3 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-41.9633 |
82.0600 |
2700 |
2010 plume only |
AMAR |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
36.3833 |
-33.6500 |
2600 |
1992 plume only; 1994 plume only |
Stromboli |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea |
38.7890 |
15.2130 |
250 |
1969 Fe crusts only |
Dugong submarine volcano |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-15.4500 |
-175.7000 |
1170 |
2008 plume only |
Kuiwai |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Kermadec Arc |
-33.1560 |
-179.9560 |
630 |
2002 plume only |
Neptune's Beard |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
12.9100 |
-44.9000 |
4100 |
1984 plume only; 2000 TV survey did not confirm activity |
VFR, plume 4 |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Lau Basin |
-22.3400 |
-176.6590 |
1700 |
2004 plume only |
Chile Triple Junction, 10 km north |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Chile Rise |
-46.2000 |
-75.8333 |
3000 |
2010 plume only |
GEISEIR site 28, segment M6 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-44.7237 |
94.6039 |
2700 |
2009 plume only |
Makhahnas |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
20.5300 |
144.8833 |
420 |
2003 no plume detected |
Mohns Ridge, 72.8 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mohns Ridge |
72.8060 |
4.1650 |
2300 |
2013 plume only |
San Cristobal arc, Target N |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Solomons Arc |
-10.5000 |
164.0000 |
2000 |
2002 dredge only |
Europa |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Mid-Cayman Rise |
18.3500 |
-81.8500 |
2400 |
2009 plume only, not observed on dive with hybrid ROV Nereus |
SWIR, 53.2 E |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SWIR |
-36.1010 |
53.2550 |
2218 |
2008 plume and dredge only |
AAR KR2 |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
SEIR |
-60.0000 |
152.5000 |
3200 |
2011 plume only |
Seven Sisters |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Kolbeinsey Ridge |
71.1500 |
-12.7900 |
2200 |
2012 plume only; 2013 ROV Aglantha (may have confirmed); 2013 plume only |
EPR, 1 S |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
S EPR |
-0.8000 |
-102.4600 |
2800 |
2005 plume only |