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
central Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.4199	150.1681	2500	NotProvided
Logatchev-4	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7063	-44.9083	2000	2004 TV sled observed inactive field [ROV QUEST was also on this cruise, but Kuhn et al. (2004) do not report its use at Logatchev-4]
Kasuga 1 Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.7650	143.7100	600	2003 no plume detected
Explorer Deep	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Explorer Ridge	50.1000	-129.7500	3200	1969, deposits only
MESO Zone	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-23.3927	69.2422	2850	1993 TV grab and water column measurements
MAR, 15 50'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	15.8667	-46.6667	3000	NotProvided
Galapagos Rift, 85 50'W	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.7500	-85.8333	2600	1988 or earlier submersible observations
Logatchev-5	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	14.7500	-44.9700	3100	2007 ROV VICTOR 6000 did not find hydrothermal activity
Conical Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Tabar-Feni Arc	-3.2500	152.6600	1050	1998 TV grab survey determined inactive
DSDP Hole 504B	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.2267	-83.7300	3500	NotProvided
Zenith-Victory	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	20.1292	-45.6225	2390	2008 (need citation to confirm that the field was discovered by TV-profiling and dredging)
Hess Deep	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	2.2500	-101.5000	5100	NotProvided
EPR, 14 N seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	14.1500	-104.3667	2600	NotProvided
Petersburgskoe	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	19.8666	-45.8666	3100	2010 dredging only
MAR, 16 46'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	16.7950	-46.3800	3300	NotProvided
western Manus Basin, Bismarck Sea	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.0000	147.0000	1800	NotProvided
Nishi-Shichito Ridge	inactive	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	31.3667	138.7500	1600	NotProvided
Solwara 12	inactive	back-arc spreading center	Manus Basin	-3.7086	151.8834	1920	2009 commercial ROV Fugro FV300 inactive
MAR, 22 30'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	22.5000	-45.0050	2800	NotProvided
Green Seamount	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N EPR	20.8033	-109.2833	2000	1982 submersible Alvin observed only inactive
Jade Emperor Mountain	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	SWIR	-37.9400	49.2600	1500	2010 video sled, plume survey, and geological sampling all suggest inactive
E Eye of Mordor	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	1.9058	-91.2310	1600	2005 towed video Medea found inactive chimneys
Paramushir Island	inactive	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	50.3300	155.5000	800	NotProvided
Ashadze-3	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	12.9860	-44.8610	4200	2005 plume and dredge only
MAR, 23 35'N	inactive	mid-ocean ridge	N MAR	23.5833	-45.0000	3500	1980 submersible Alvin did not observe hydrothermal activity
Makhahnas	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	20.5300	144.8833	420	2003 no plume detected
E Los Huellos Caldera	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	Galapagos Rift	0.9500	-90.5300	1600	2005 plume only; 2005 towed video Medea 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
GEISEIR site 24, segment M3	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	SEIR	-43.0369	91.0357	2400	2009 plume only
CIR, 8-17 S, Segment 4, 11.3 S	active, inferred	mid-ocean ridge	CIR	-11.3000	66.4000	3500	2010 plume only

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