Vanuatu · Stratovolcano
Eastern Gemini Seamount
Gemini-Oscostar
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Elevation
- 33m (submarine)
- Last eruption
- 1996
- Type
- Stratovolcano
- Country
- Vanuatu
- Region
- Southwestern Pacific / Vanuatu Volcanic Arc
- Elevation
- 33m (submarine)
- Coordinates
- -20.957, 170.130
- Last eruption
- 1996
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
- Landform
- Cluster
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
The submarine Gemini-Oscostar volcanic field lies near the southern end of the Vanuatu (or New Hebrides) Volcanic Arc, ~100 km S of Aneityum Island.
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From Wikipedia
The Eastern Gemini Seamount, also known as Oscostar, is a seamount in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, about halfway between Vanuatu's Tanna and Matthew Islands. The only recorded eruption from Eastern Gemini was observed by a passing ship on February 18, 1996, when bursts of very dark water were observed.
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Eruption history
1 recordedGlossaryRecord summary
- Confirmed eruptions
- 1
- Uncertain eruptions
- 0
- Span of confirmed record
- 1996 – 1996
- Largest confirmed eruption
- VEI 1 (1996)
- Confirmed eruptions since 1900
- 1
Summary (VEI over time)
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Detailed timeline
- 1996VEI 1Observed1996-02-18 – 1996-02-22
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