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
SEIR-WXC12	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-50.2500	136.2500	2780	2015 plume only
EPR, 29.5 S, Segment E1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-29.5000	-111.7200	2580	1998 plume only
MAR, 8 10'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-8.1670	-13.4670	2000	2001 plume only
Galapagos Rift, 94.4 W	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.5300	-94.3300	2400	2005 plume only
Krakatau	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-6.1020	105.4230	250	2002 CTD/transmissometer and dredge only
San Cristobal arc, Target M	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-10.4000	164.7500	2000	2002 plume and dredge only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 8	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-22.8433	-176.4317	240	2003 plume and dredge only
Montserrat-Marie Galante fault	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	16.4600	-61.9820	1000	1987 plume and deposits
CLSC, CL_8	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-18.0500	-176.3333	2250	2009 plume only
ESR, E5	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	East Scotia Ridge	-57.5000	-30.2000	3000	1999 plume only
VFR, unnamed	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-22.5150	-176.6500	1970	2004 plume only
Mariana Trough, 14.5 N	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Mariana Trough	14.4870	144.0940	4120	2015 plume only
Station 58, N160 Axis	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-16.3167	173.5500	3900	1985 plume only; 1991 temperature anomalies but submersible Shinkai 6500 did not confirm activity
Komba-ridge	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-7.9800	123.8000	1000	2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides
EPR, 7 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-7.0000	-107.5500	2600	1985/86 or 1989 TV grab
Sumisu Rift	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Izu-Bonin back-arc	31.1000	139.8917	1600	1987 submersible Alvin inactive chimneys only
MAR, 23 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S MAR	-23.7428	-13.3936	2880	2013 plume only
Gakkel Ridge, 85 E	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Gakkel Ridge	85.6500	84.8333	3900	2001 plume only; 2007 towed video did not confirm activity
West Fiji Ridge	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	North Fiji Basin	-17.0000	176.0000	3000	1995 deep tow
EPR, 11 07'N	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	11.1330	-103.7800	2580	1988 submersible Alvin dive #1989 (need reference to confirm activity); 1991 plume only
SWIR, unnamed, Segment 26	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.6080	50.8527	2800	2008 dredge only DY115-20 Leg 6
C-ELSC, plume 19	active, inferred	back-arc spreading center	Lau Basin	-20.8700	-176.2170	2230	2004 plume only
GEISEIR site 26, segment M4	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.6901	92.8451	2500	2009 plume only
SWIR, D57	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-52.2240	13.7380	3517	2000-2001 plume and dredge only
GEISEIR site 5, segment K1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2420	81.1580	2860	1996 plume only; 2007 plume only
GEISEIR site 15, segment L1	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-41.2230	86.3892	2500	2010 plume only
Naung	active, inferred	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	3.7791	125.3750	600	2001 dredge only, 2003 CTD only
Edison Seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-3.3100	152.5800	1450	1994 and 1998 TV grab sampling did not confirm hydrothermal activity
Secca del Capo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.6333	14.8500	240	1995 ROV Comex deposits only; 2007 plume only
EPR, 14 35'S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	S EPR	-14.5830	-112.6670	2630	1993 plume only

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