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
Mariana Trough, 14.5 N	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	14.4870	144.0940	4120	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC12	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	136.2500	2780	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC02	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	137.0000	2620	2015 plume only
Mariana Trough, 16.5 N	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	16.4010	144.8700	3829	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC07	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.3000	2420	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC06	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	138.5500	2400	2015 plume only
Vema Fracture Zone	active, inferred	other	N MAR	10.7100	-42.6800	5180	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC25	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	131.9000	3050	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC22	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	132.1000	2950	2015 plume only
Mariana Trough, 18.2 N	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	18.1080	144.7380	3916	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC17	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.3000	133.8000	2780	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC27	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.4000	134.3000	2760	2015 plume only
SEIR-WXC15	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	135.3000	3000	2015 plume only
Mariana Trough, 15.5 N	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	15.4080	144.5090	4196	2015 plume only, 2016 ROV did not confirm
Alarcon Rise, Tzab-ek	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	23.3526	-108.5597	2249	2015 ROV Doc Ricketts
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
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
Guaymas Basin, Northern Trough_2	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.4110	-111.3879	1800	2015 ROV Hybis
Havre	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-31.0970	-179.0340	1505	2015 ROV Jason II; 2002 plume only
Higa	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	26.5550	126.2233	1485	2015 ROV Kaiko
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
Aegir	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Mohns Ridge	72.3440	1.5550	2600	2015 ROV Ægir 6000; 2013 plume only; 2015 AUV
Chamorro volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	20.8100	144.7050	896	2016 ROV Deep Discoverer; 2003 plume only
Hafa Adai	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	16.9570	144.8680	3294	2016 ROV Deep Discoverer; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping
Futagoyama	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	24.8674	123.3081	1270	2016 ROV Kaiko dive 717
Higashi-Ensei	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	28.4393	128.1724	1220	2016 ROV Kaiko dives 723 and 724
Yokosuka	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Okinawa Trough	25.2638	124.3733	2190	2016 ROV Kaiko; 2014 plume only
Perseverance	active, confirmed	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	15.4802	144.5077	3935	2016 ROV SuBastian; 2015 AUV Sentry plume mapping
Ringvent	active, confirmed	mid-ocean ridge	Gulf of California	27.5083	-111.6792	1740	2016 submersible Alvin; 2009 towed camera/CTD/bottles

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