Vent Fields

Welcome to the InterRidge Global Database of Active Submarine Hydrothermal Vent Fields (the “InterRidge Vents Database”).
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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
Giggenbach volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-30.0333	-178.7167	180	2005 submersible PISCES V; 2002 plume only
Kodakara-jima	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	29.2166	129.3333	10	1993 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Hinetapeka volcanic center	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-28.5900	-177.8200	300	2004 plume and dredging NZAPLUME III expedition
Tonga Arc, Volcano 14	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.5750	-176.7050	985	2003 plume and dredge only
Havre	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-31.0970	-179.0340	1505	2015 ROV Jason II; 2002 plume only
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
Monowai Cone	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-25.8870	-177.1880	150	1998 R/V Sonne SO-135; 2004 plume only
Taketomi Thermal Area	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	24.3483	124.1017	23	1987 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Kana Keoki seamount	active, inferred	arc volcano	Solomons Arc	-8.7500	157.0300	650	1993 observations did not confirm activity
Banua Wuhu submarine volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Sangihe Arc	3.1380	125.4910	10	1996 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Tonga Arc, Volcano D	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-19.4500	-174.9167	760	2004 plume only
Champagne Hot Springs	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	15.2500	-61.3830	5	2001 or earlier (assume SCUBA)
NE Anatahan submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.3750	145.7250	460	2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only
Methana	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	37.6150	23.3360	10	nearshore: since antiquity; offshore: 1997 SCUBA
Ruby	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	15.6200	145.5700	214	2006 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 15	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.9000	-176.7800	1400	2003 plume only
Nisiros	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5600	27.1400	18	1994 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Montserrat Offshore Springs	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	16.7100	-62.2300	10	1996 or earlier (assume SCUBA)
Mata Fitu	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9166	-173.7833	2750	2010 towed camera
Tangaroa volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-36.3250	178.0333	890	2012 likely towed video or TV grab; 1999 plume only
Kasuga 1 Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.7650	143.7100	600	2003 no plume detected
Daikoku volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.3240	144.1940	450	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Esmeralda Bank	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	14.9667	145.2500	323	1990 towed video and TV-grab; 1978 hydrothermal deposits only
Bataan	active, inferred	arc volcano	Luzon/Bicol Arc	20.0000	122.0000		2002 or earlier some indications of activity
Tonga Arc, Volcano J1	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-17.2400	-173.9500	560	2004 plume only
Rumble II West	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-35.3600	178.5170	1500	1996 dredging only; 1999 plume only
Hot Beach, Mendeleev Volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	43.9760	145.7360	1	1990 or earlier, from the beach
Tonga Arc, Volcano 16	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-24.1883	-176.8217	1400	2003 plume and dredge only
Sangeang Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-8.1300	119.0900	2	1991 or earlier, from beach
Healy volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.9840	178.9990	1370	2005 submersible Pisces V; 1999 plume only

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