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
Nishinoshima Island	active, inferred	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	27.2367	140.8783	5	1975 SCUBA
Tonga Arc, Volcano J1	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-17.2400	-173.9500	560	2004 plume only
Taketomi Thermal Area	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Ryukyu Arc	24.3483	124.1017	23	1987 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
SW Syoyo	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	22.3870	142.7620	1750	2003 plume only
Leyte	active, inferred	arc volcano	Luzon/Bicol Arc	11.5000	124.7000		2002 or earlier some indications of activity
Monowai Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-25.8000	-177.1500	1165	2005 with submersibles PISCES IV and PISCES V and ROV RCV-150; 2004 plume only
Macauley Caldera	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-30.2140	-178.7210	500	2002 towed camera TAN0205 cruise
Niua North	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-15.0667	-173.5667	1375	2012 ROV Quest 4000; 2008 plume only
Mata Nima	inactive	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9583	-173.7833	2670	2010 no plume detected
Daikoku volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.3240	144.1940	450	2004 ROV ROPOS; 2003 plume only
Kasuga 1 Seamount	inactive	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.7650	143.7100	600	2003 no plume detected
Komba-ridge	active, inferred	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-7.9800	123.8000	1000	2001 CTD temperature anomaly and dredged sulfides
NE Anatahan submarine volcano	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	16.3750	145.7250	460	2003 multibeam and sidescan sonar only
Ahyi	active, inferred	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	20.4200	145.0300	60	2003 plume only
Tonga Arc, Volcano 14	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.5750	-176.7050	985	2003 plume and dredge only
Ruby	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	15.6200	145.5700	214	2006 ROV Jason II; 2003 plume only
Nisiros	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.5600	27.1400	18	1994 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Niua South	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-15.1650	-173.5700	1180	2008 commercial ROV
Tangaroa volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-36.3250	178.0333	890	2012 likely towed video or TV grab; 1999 plume only
Hot Beach, Mendeleev Volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kuril Arc	43.9760	145.7360	1	1990 or earlier, from the beach
Monowai Cone	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-25.8870	-177.1880	150	1998 R/V Sonne SO-135; 2004 plume only
Omuro Hole	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Izu-Bonin Arc	34.5467	139.4417	200	2012 ROV Hyper-Dolphin
Mata Fa	active, inferred	arc volcano	Lau Basin	-14.9833	-173.8000	2600	2010 plume only
Healy volcano	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-34.9840	178.9990	1370	2005 submersible Pisces V; 1999 plume only
Kasuga 2 Seamount	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Mariana Arc	21.6000	143.6167	500	1987 submersible Alvin
Kos	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Hellenic Arc, Aegean Sea	36.8500	27.2500	10	1983 or earlier, likely by SCUBA
Tonga Arc, Volcano 15	active, inferred	arc volcano	Tonga Arc	-23.9000	-176.7800	1400	2003 plume only
Rumble II West	active, inferred	arc volcano	Kermadec Arc	-35.3600	178.5170	1500	1996 dredging only; 1999 plume only
Banda Api	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-4.5250	129.8710	3	1993 SCUBA
Sangeang Island	active, confirmed	arc volcano	Banda/Sunda Arc	-8.1300	119.0900	2	1991 or earlier, from beach

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