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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: Kasuga 2
Minami Kasuga (South Kasuga) submarine volcano is seen in this bathymetric image, looking from the SW with 2x vertical exaggeration. Bathymetic contours are overlain on SeaBat data courtesy of Koichi Nakamura (National Institute of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan). It rises from about 3,000 m depth to within about 170 m of the sea surface. Two smaller cones are located low on the eastern flank. Active hydrothermal fields are located at the summit of and lower flanks. Image courtesy of NOAA vents program, 2006 (http://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorations/06fire).
Volcano Number:
284135
Volcano Name:
Kasuga 2
Country:
United States
Volcano Type:
Stratovolcano
Elevation:
-274m
Tectonic Setting:
Subduction zone / Crustal thickness unknown
Latitude:
21.6
Longitude:
143.637
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Kasuga 2, also referred to as Minami Kasuga (South Kasuga), is the central of three volcanoes forming the Kasuga seamount chain, which trends SSW from the volcanic front of the Izu-Marianas arc. It rises from about 3,000 m depth to within 170 m of the ocean surface. Two subsidiary cones are located low on the E flank. The morphology is more complex than Kasuga 1 to the north, and prominent ridges separate slopes of interspersed volcaniclastic and lava flow fields. Radiometric dating indicates an age of less than 8,000 years and probably less than 1,000 years; radium/thorium disequilibrium ratios suggest the flows may be only a few centuries old (Fryer et al., 1997). Active hydrothermal vents are located at the summit, at the base of summit ridges, and on the lower flanks.
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