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Data from the Global Volcanism Program of the Smithsonian Institution
Details for: CoAxial Segment
During a 1993 ROPOS ROV (Remotely Operated Vehicle) dive on the CoAxial Segment along the Juan de Fuca Ridge a new lava flow was discovered on the sea floor. It was still hot and venting warm water (up to 50°C), and was 2.5 km long and 300 m wide. Bright yellow sediment patches indicated the presence of iron-reducing bacteria in the vent fluids. The CoAxial segment is located about 435 km W of the Oregon coast, NE of Axial volcano. Image courtesy of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (http://www.pmel.noaa.gov/vents/home.html).
Volcano Number:
331020
Volcano Name:
CoAxial Segment
Country:
Undersea Features
Volcano Type:
Fissure vent(s)
Last Eruption:
1993 CE
Elevation:
-2400m
Tectonic Setting:
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Latitude:
46.52
Longitude:
-129.58
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The CoAxial segment of the Juan de Fuca Ridge is about 435 km W of the Oregon coast, NE of Axial volcano. A submarine eruption along the CoAxial segment that produced thermal plumes and a new lava flow was detected by acoustic hydrophones in June 1993, just days after installation of the hydrophone system. This was the first deep-sea volcanic eruption detected as it was happening. The location of the eruption was at a depth of about 2,400 m, about 37 km NE of Axial volcano. Bathymetric surveys indicated that one or more additional sea-floor lava extrusions took place immediately east of the 1993 lava flow sometime between 1981-82 and 1991.
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