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
Tonga Arc, Volcano D	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-19.4500	-174.9167	760	2004 plume only
Komba-ridge	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-7.9800	123.8000	1000	2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides
VC7	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5608	25.5250	320	2010 ROV Hercules
West Mata submarine volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-15.0950	-173.7500	1208	2009 ROV Jason II; 2008 eruption plume detected
Fukujin volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.9300	143.4700	1100	1987 deposits only
Mata Tolu	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-15.0049	-173.7936	1900	2010 towed camera; 2009 plume and dredge only
Hot Beach, Mendeleev Volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	43.9760	145.7360	1	1990 or earlier, from the beach
San Cristobal arc, Target N	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.5000	164.0000	2000	2002 dredge only
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
Kasuga 2 Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.6000	143.6167	500	1987 submersible Alvin
Omuro Hole	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	34.5467	139.4417	200	2012 ROV Hyper-Dolphin
Taketomi Thermal Area	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	24.3483	124.1017	23	1987 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Tonga Arc, Volcano J1	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-17.2400	-173.9500	560	2004 plume only
West Rota volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	14.3250	144.8330	1150	2005 ROV Hyper-Dolphin; 2003 plume only; 2004 ROV ROPOS did not observe venting
Kos	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.8500	27.2500	10	1983 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Enarete Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.6250	14.0000	600	2011 ROV Hercules; 1976 Fe crusts only; 1997 manganese crust only; 2007 plume only
Monowai Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-25.8000	-177.1500	1165	2005 with submersibles PISCES IV and PISCES V and ROV RCV-150; 2004 plume only
Ahyi	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	20.4200	145.0300	60	2003 plume only
Matupi Harbour, Rabaul caldera, New Britain Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Bismarck Arc	-4.2700	152.2000	30	1961 or earlier intertidal
NE Anatahan submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.3750	145.7250	460	2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only
Santorini	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.4333	25.4000	400	1960's, likely by SCUBA; 2006 deeper vents HOV Thetis and AUV SeaBED
Akuseki-jima	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	29.4610	129.5970	5	1993 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Zealandia	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.8800	145.8500	144	2003 plume only; 2009 or earlier ROV did not confirm activity
Nisiros	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5600	27.1400	18	1994 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Clark volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-36.4490	177.8400	930	2005 submersible Pisces V; 1999 plume only
Kasuga 3 Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.3833	143.6000	1140	1987 submersible Alvin
Tangaroa volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-36.3250	178.0333	890	2012 likely towed video or TV grab; 1999 plume only
Niua South	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-15.1650	-173.5700	1180	2008 commercial ROV
Kos, south	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6667	27.2500	450	1997 plume only
Eolo Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.5800	14.1667	800	1976 Fe crusts only; 2007 plume only; 2011 ROV Hercules but can not confirm based on Carey et al. (2012)

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