Snake Pit |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
23.3683 |
-44.9500 |
3500 |
1985 real-time TV and imaging sonar; earlier in 1985 seafloor photographs did not confirm activity |
Alarcon Rise, Ja Sit |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
Gulf of California |
23.3765 |
-108.5315 |
2304 |
2012 ROV Doc Ricketts |
Minami-Hiyoshi submarine volcano |
active, confirmed |
arc volcano |
Mariana Arc |
23.4970 |
141.9400 |
80 |
2005 ROV HyperDolphin |
MAR, 23 35'N |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
23.5833 |
-45.0000 |
3500 |
1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity |
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 |
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 |
Taketomi Thermal Area |
active, confirmed |
arc volcano |
Ryukyu Arc |
24.3483 |
124.1017 |
23 |
1987 or earlier, likely by SCUBA |
MAR, 24 20'N |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
24.3500 |
-46.2000 |
3200 |
NotProvided |
MAR, 24 30'N |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
24.5000 |
-46.1533 |
3900 |
1987 deposits only |
Kebrit Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
24.7233 |
36.2767 |
1590 |
1972 deposits only |
Kueishan Island |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8333 |
121.9500 |
30 |
1999, likely by SCUBA |
Kueishan Island, offshore |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8333 |
122.0000 |
1200 |
2008 or earlier |
SPOT, Yonaguni Knoll IV |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8490 |
122.7000 |
1385 |
2000 submersibles Shinkai 2000 and Shinkai 6500 |
SPOT, Hatoma Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8550 |
123.8410 |
1520 |
1999 submersible Shinkai 2000 |
Futagoyama |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
24.8674 |
123.3081 |
1270 |
2016 ROV Kaiko dive 717 |
Tangyin |
active, inferred |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0667 |
122.5667 |
1206 |
2014 likely by dredging or ROV during the HOBAB3 cruise on R/V Kexue |
Tarama Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.0916 |
124.5416 |
1990 |
2009 ROV HyperDolphin |
Irabu Knoll |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.2300 |
124.8800 |
1850 |
2000 submersible Shinkai 6500; 1986 seafloor photos did not confirm activity |
Yokosuka |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
25.2638 |
124.3733 |
2190 |
2016 ROV Kaiko; 2014 plume only |
MAR, 25 50'N |
inactive |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
25.8083 |
-44.9833 |
3000 |
NotProvided |
TAG |
active, confirmed |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
26.1367 |
-44.8267 |
3670 |
1985 towed camera and temperature anomaly; 1986 submersible Alvin |
Shaban Deep |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
Red Sea |
26.2250 |
35.3500 |
1540 |
1983 deposits only |
Daisan-Kume Knoll |
active, confirmed |
arc volcano |
Ryukyu Arc |
26.3020 |
126.4125 |
1370 |
2015 ROV Kaiko; 2014 ROV Hyper Dolphin 3000 Dive 1761 may have confirmed; 2014 AUV temperature anomaly |
Higa |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
26.5550 |
126.2233 |
1485 |
2015 ROV Kaiko |
Bahia Concepcion |
active, confirmed |
other |
Coastal Baja California |
26.6667 |
-111.8333 |
15 |
1968 or earlier, likely by SCUBA |
Kaikata Seamount |
active, confirmed |
arc volcano |
Izu-Bonin Arc |
26.7000 |
141.0833 |
930 |
1988 submersible Shinkai 2000; 1985 dredge only |
MAR, 27 N |
active, inferred |
mid-ocean ridge |
N MAR |
27.0000 |
-44.5000 |
2900 |
1993 plume 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 |
Nishinoshima Island |
active, inferred |
arc volcano |
Izu-Bonin Arc |
27.2367 |
140.8783 |
5 |
1975 SCUBA |
Izena Cauldron |
active, confirmed |
back-arc spreading center |
Okinawa Trough |
27.2667 |
127.0833 |
1610 |
1988 submersible Shinkai 2000 |