Fissure vents

Axial Seamount

Axial Seamount is a fissure vent. It rises to −1,410 m above sea level. The GVP records 12 confirmed eruptions in the Holocene, the latest in 2015.

Elevation
−1,410 m
Last eruption
2015
Confirmed eruptions
12
Max VEI
0
Countries
submarine, outside national borders
Location
45.95° N, 130.00° W
Region (GVP)
Northeast Pacific Rifts Volcanic Province
GVP type
Fissure vent(s)
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
Main rock type
Basalt / Picro-Basalt

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Other volcanoes and strong earthquakes within 300 km

Eruption history

VEI – Volcanic Explosivity Index: 0 = lava outpouring, 4 = like Eyjafjallajökull 2010, 6 = like Pinatubo 1991, 7 = like Tambora 1815. The scale is logarithmic – each step is about 10 times more material.

StartEndVEIVent and dating
23 April 2015 24 May 2015 0 NE flank · Observations: Seismicity
6 April 2011 12 April 2011 0 E caldera rim to 10 km S · Observations: Reported
25 January 1998 5 February 1998 0 South end of Axial caldera · Observations: Reported
1 January 1976 ± 6 years 1 January 1982 0 Observations: Reported
1650 ± 117 years — 0 East-central caldera floor · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1400 ± 71 years — 0 East caldera rim · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1300 ± 91 years — 0 NW caldera floor · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1260 ± 72 years — 0 NE caldera floor and rim · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1230 ± 76 years — 0 South caldera floor · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
1000 ± 98 years — ? West caldera rim · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
800 ± 107 years — 0 West caldera rim · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)
410 ± 123 years — 0 East caldera rim · Isotopic: 14C (calibrated)

Data: Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution (#331021)