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
Monowai Cone	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-25.8870	-177.1880	150	1998 R/V Sonne SO-135; 2004 plume only
Sonne	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.0580	179.5890	1127	2002 plume only
Daikoku volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.3240	144.1940	450	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Kuiwai	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-33.1560	-179.9560	630	2002 plume only
Banda Api	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-4.5250	129.8710	3	1993 SCUBA
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)
Piip Submarine Volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Aleutian Arc, western	55.4167	167.2717	500	1990 Mir submersible; 1981 R/V "Vulcanolog" cruise; 1987 (or 1986) echo-sounder fluid discharge
W Syoyo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	22.5080	142.5330	2150	2003 plume only
Methana	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	37.6150	23.3360	10	nearshore: since antiquity; offshore: 1997 SCUBA
Rumble V volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-36.1333	178.1833	755	2001 towed camera; 1999 plume and dredged mussel shells
Mata Fitu	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9166	-173.7833	2750	2010 towed camera
Kawio Barat	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	4.8133	125.0816	1890	2003 towed video, CTD/transmissometer, and dredge
Montserrat Offshore Springs	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	16.7100	-62.2300	10	1996 or earlier (assume SCUBA)
Tonga Arc, Volcano 14	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.5750	-176.7050	985	2003 plume and dredge only
Eva	active, inferred	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-22.0000	170.7500	1600	2008 plume only
San Cristobal arc, Target M	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.4000	164.7500	2000	2002 plume and dredge only
Kurose Hole	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	33.4000	139.6800	760	1989 inactive; 2009 inactive
Banua Wuhu submarine volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	3.1380	125.4910	10	1996 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Jaco Scar	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Costa Rica fore arc	9.1175	-84.8397	1790	2009 submersible Alvin
Mata Ono	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9333	-173.7916	2600	2010 plume only
VC7	active, inferred	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5608	25.5250	320	2010 ROV Hercules
Kuwae submarine caldera	active, inferred	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-16.8300	168.5300	484	2001 plume and inconclusive grab samples
Tonga Arc, Volcano A	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-20.8600	-175.5500	700	2004 plume only
Mata Tolu	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-15.0049	-173.7936	1900	2010 towed camera; 2009 plume and dredge only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 15	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.9000	-176.7800	1400	2003 plume only
San Cristobal arc, Target N	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.5000	164.0000	2000	2002 dredge only
Clark volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-36.4490	177.8400	930	2005 submersible Pisces V; 1999 plume only
Bataan	active, inferred	arc volcano	Luzon/Bicol Arc	20.0000	122.0000		2002 or earlier some indications of activity
Kagamil Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Aleutian Arc, western	52.9800	-169.7200	5	2007 SCUBA
Taketomi Thermal Area	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	24.3483	124.1017	23	1987 or earlier, likely by SCUBA

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