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
Champagne Hot Springs	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	15.2500	-61.3830	5	2001 or earlier (assume SCUBA)
Banda Api	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-4.5250	129.8710	3	1993 SCUBA
Kick'em Jenny submarine volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	12.2833	-61.6667	265	2003 ROV Eastern Oceanics; 1989 submersible Johnson-Sea-Link II (did not confirm activity); 2001 plume only
Shinkurose Bank	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.5667	140.1667	200	1992 or earlier submersible Shinkai 2000
W Syoyo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	22.5080	142.5330	2150	2003 plume only
Northwest Eifuku	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.4850	144.0430	1604	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano D	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-19.4500	-174.9167	760	2004 plume only
Macauley Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-30.2140	-178.7210	500	2002 towed camera TAN0205 cruise
Mata Fitu	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9166	-173.7833	2750	2010 towed camera
Mokuyo Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	28.3200	140.5800	1200	1990 submersible Shinkai 2000
Tonga Arc, Volcano 15	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.9000	-176.7800	1400	2003 plume only
Paramushir Island	inactive	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	50.3300	155.5000	800	NotProvided
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
Omuro Hole	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	34.5467	139.4417	200	2012 ROV Hyper-Dolphin
Myojinsho Caldera	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.8833	139.9500	1110	1988 deposits only; 2005 plume only
Lembeh Strait	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	1.8000	125.2000	3	NotProvided
Kaikata Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	26.7000	141.0833	930	1988 submersible Shinkai 2000; 1985 dredge only
Kurose Hole	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.4000	139.6800	760	1989 inactive; 2009 inactive
Northwest Rota-1 volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	14.6010	144.7750	599	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Banua Wuhu submarine volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	3.1380	125.4910	10	1996 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Forecast	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	13.4000	143.9166	1470	1992 submersible Shinkai 6500
Tonga Arc, Volcano J1	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-17.2400	-173.9500	560	2004 plume only
Stanton Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-10.8670	166.7000	800	2002 towed video
NE Anatahan submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.3750	145.7250	460	2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only
Mata Ono	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9333	-173.7916	2600	2010 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 16	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-24.1883	-176.8217	1400	2003 plume and dredge only
Hinepuia volcanic center	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-26.3900	-177.2600	300	2013 HOV Shinkai 6500; 2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition
Putoto volcanic center	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-27.6800	-177.6100	700	2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition
Manuk Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-5.5300	130.2920	2
Nisiros	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5600	27.1400	18	1994 or earlier, likely by SCUBA

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