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Havre Seamount eruption in July-August 2012 built new submarine cone
Multibeam sonar image of Havre seamount, with the new cone formed during the July 2012 eruption marked. (Eruptions Blog / NIWA, GNS Science)
Friday, Oct 26, 2012
The submarine eruption from Havre seamount in July-August this year has been confirmed by direct observation. ... [more]
Havre Seamount volcano (Kermandec Islands) activity update: pumice rafts drifting across ocean, no new pumice observed
The streamers of pumice (likely each less than a few kilometers across) from the July 18, 2012 eruption of Havre seamount spreading across the Pacific Ocean. The pumice has spread over an area of over 250,00 square kilometers in a little over one month. Image taken August 19, 2012, courtesy of NASA and R. Simmon, annotations by E. Klemetti / Eruptions Blog
Wednesday, Aug 22, 2012
The pumice rafts from the recent eruption of Havre Seamount in the Kermandec archipelago (discovered 9 Aug) are spreading across the ocean, currently over an area of 270,000 km2 / 100,000 sq. miles of the Pacific Ocean. No new pumice has been observed, which could indicate that the eruption has waned or is over. ... [more]

Havre Seamount volcano

submarine volcano unknown (around 3,000 ft / 1000 m below surface), Kermandec Islands, -31.1°S / -179.04°W
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