Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
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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
Mata Tolu	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-15.0049	-173.7936	1900	2010 towed camera; 2009 plume and dredge only
Nishi-Shichito Ridge	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.3667	138.7500	1600	NotProvided
Vulcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.4000	15.0000	8	1960's shallow vents
Monowai Cone	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-25.8870	-177.1880	150	1998 R/V Sonne SO-135; 2004 plume only
Ahyi	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	20.4200	145.0300	60	2003 plume only
Kasuga 1 Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.7650	143.7100	600	2003 no plume detected
South Sarigan Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.5800	145.7800	240	2013 ROV HyperDolphin (did not confirm activity)
Mata Fitu	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9166	-173.7833	2750	2010 towed camera
Tonga Arc, Volcano A	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-20.8600	-175.5500	700	2004 plume only
San Cristobal arc, Target N	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.5000	164.0000	2000	2002 dredge only
Daikoku volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.3240	144.1940	450	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 18	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-24.5850	-176.9170	1465	2011 ROV MAGNUM; 2003 plume and dredge only
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
Tutum Bay, Ambitle Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-4.0833	153.5500	10	1996 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Kraternaya Bight, Ushishir Volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	47.5167	152.8000	60	1985 SCUBA
Matupi Harbour, Rabaul caldera, New Britain Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Bismarck Arc	-4.2700	152.2000	30	1961 or earlier intertidal
Methana	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	37.6150	23.3360	10	nearshore: since antiquity; offshore: 1997 SCUBA
Putoto volcanic center	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-27.6800	-177.6100	700	2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition
Forecast	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	13.4000	143.9166	1470	1992 submersible Shinkai 6500
Vulkanolog	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-30.6870	-178.4530	130	1979 and 1998 (need to check references); 2002 plume not detected NZAPLUME II
Hot Beach, Mendeleev Volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	43.9760	145.7360	1	1990 or earlier, from the beach
Montserrat Offshore Springs	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	16.7100	-62.2300	10	1996 or earlier (assume SCUBA)
Gamble volcanic center	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-27.2000	-177.4100	250	2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition
Manuk Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-5.5300	130.2920	2
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
Kasuga 2 Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.6000	143.6167	500	1987 submersible Alvin
Mata Ono	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9333	-173.7916	2600	2010 plume only
NE Anatahan submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.3750	145.7250	460	2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only
Tonga Arc, Volcano C	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-20.1800	-175.2000	1050	2004 SS11/2004 cruise did not detect hydrothermal activity
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

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