South Sarigan Seamount

Estados Unidos · Estratovolcán

South Sarigan Seamount

Tipo: Estratovolcán
Altitud: 184 m (submarino)
Última erupción: 2010

Sidescan sonar imagery taken in 2003 shows South Sarigan seamount rising to within about 184 m of the ocean surface 12 km S of Sarigan Island. It was the site of an explosive submarine eruption in May 2010 that sent a plume of ash and steam to 12 km altitude. The seamount has an irregular summit with multiple peaks, including a possibly young cone at about 350 m depth, and flank morphology suggests it is frequently active. · Foto: Map courtesy Bill Embley and William Chadwick (NOAA: http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/03fire/logs/feb17/feb17.html)

Tipo: Estratovolcán
País: Estados Unidos
Región: Pacífico Noroccidental / Mariana Volcanic Arc
Altitud: 184 m (submarino)
Coordenadas: 16.580, 145.780
Última erupción: 2010
Contexto tectónico: Zona de subducción / Espesor de corteza desconocido
Forma volcánica: Compuesto
Roca principal: Sin datos

Resumen geológico

Original en inglés

South Sarigan seamount, rising to within about 184 m of the ocean surface 12 km S of Sarigan Island, was the site of a short explosive submarine eruption in May 2010 that produced a plume of ash and steam to 12 km altitude.

Extracto del Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution · Leer el resumen completo en el GVP →