Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
27.3050 |
-111.5067 |
2000 |
1977 submersible Seacliff (hydrothermal deposits only) |
Guaymas Basin, Southern Trough |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
27.0148 |
-111.4109 |
2000 |
1982 submersible Alvin; 1980 DeepTow CTD and dredging |
Wagner Basin |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
31.0666 |
-114.0833 |
120 |
2007 echosounder and grab samples |
Consag Basin |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
30.6333 |
-113.9083 |
140 |
2007 echosounder and grab samples |
Alarcon Rise, Ja Sit |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.3765 |
-108.5315 |
2304 |
2012 ROV Doc Ricketts |
Alarcon Rise, Meyibo |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.3553 |
-108.5443 |
2295 |
2012 ROV Doc Ricketts |
Alarcon Rise, Tzab-ek |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.3526 |
-108.5597 |
2249 |
2015 ROV Doc Ricketts |
Alarcon Rise/Pescadero intersection |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.6423 |
-108.3948 |
2384 |
2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity |
Alarcon Rise/Tamayo intersection |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.2336 |
-108.6168 |
2358 |
2015 ROV Doc Ricketts did not confirm activity |
Pescadero Basin, Auka |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.9567 |
-108.8618 |
3685 |
2015 ROV Doc Ricketts; 1990 or earlier plume only |
Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough_2 |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
27.4110 |
-111.3879 |
1800 |
2015 ROV Hybis |
Ringvent |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
27.5083 |
-111.6792 |
1740 |
2016 submersible Alvin; 2009 towed camera/CTD/bottles |