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
Tonga Arc, Volcano 15	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.9000	-176.7800	1400	2003 plume only
Jaco Scar	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Costa Rica fore arc	9.1175	-84.8397	1790	2009 submersible Alvin
Kemp Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	South Sandwich Arc	-59.7000	-28.3166	1420	2010 ROV Isis; 2009 plume only
Nisiros	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5600	27.1400	18	1994 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Haungaroa	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-32.6060	-179.6090	1165	2002 plume only
Yali	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.6600	27.1300	3	1991 or earlier, from beach
Secca del Capo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.6333	14.8500	240	1995 ROV Comex deposits only; 2007 plume only
Panarea	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.6583	15.1000	200	1800's shallow vents; 1995 deeper vents ROV Comex
Mata Taha	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-15.0416	-173.7833	2160	2010 plume only
Giggenbach volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-30.0333	-178.7167	180	2005 submersible PISCES V; 2002 plume only
Kuwae submarine caldera	active, inferred	arc volcano	New Hebrides Arc	-16.8300	168.5300	484	2001 plume and inconclusive grab samples
Champagne Hot Springs	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Lesser Antilles Arc	15.2500	-61.3830	5	2001 or earlier (assume SCUBA)
Krakatau	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-6.1020	105.4230	250	2002 CTD/transmissometer and dredge only
Havre	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-31.0970	-179.0340	1505	2015 ROV Jason II; 2002 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 16	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-24.1883	-176.8217	1400	2003 plume and dredge only
Ruby	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	15.6200	145.5700	214	2006 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only
Kagamil Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Aleutian Arc, western	52.9800	-169.7200	5	2007 SCUBA
Northwest Eifuku	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.4850	144.0430	1604	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Daikoku volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.3240	144.1940	450	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Minami-Hiyoshi submarine volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	23.4970	141.9400	80	2005 ROV HyperDolphin
Sisifo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Aeolian Arc, Tyrrhenian Sea	38.7833	13.8666	1200	2007 plume only
Kibblewhite	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.5750	179.2550	1106	2002 plume only
Paramushir Island	inactive	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	50.3300	155.5000	800	NotProvided
Leyte	active, inferred	arc volcano	Luzon/Bicol Arc	11.5000	124.7000		2002 or earlier some indications of activity
Brothers volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.8667	179.0667	1800	1998 towed camera; 1996 dredging only
Forecast	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	13.4000	143.9166	1470	1992 submersible Shinkai 6500
Pulau Weh	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	5.8166	95.3000	8	1982 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Tonga Arc, Volcano 18	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-24.5850	-176.9170	1465	2011 ROV MAGNUM; 2003 plume and dredge only
Rumble II West	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-35.3600	178.5170	1500	1996 dredging only; 1999 plume only
Manuk Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-5.5300	130.2920	2

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