Ruby Volcano
Updated: Apr 23, 2024 19:53 GMT -
Submarine volcano -230 m / - 755 ft
United States, Mariana Islands, 15.62°N / 145.57°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
United States, Mariana Islands, 15.62°N / 145.57°E
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
Last update: 11 Oct 2023 (Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report)
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Ruby volcano eruptions: 1995
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Background
Ruby, a basaltic submarine volcano that rises to within 230 m of the sea surface near the southern end of the Mariana arc NW of Saipan, was detected in eruption in 1966 by sonar signals (Norris and Johnson, 1969). In 1995 submarine explosions were heard, accompanied by a fish kill, sulfurous odors, bubbling water, and the detection of volcanic tremor.---
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Ruby Volcano Photos
The usually grey-brown volcanic desert landscape of Nea Kameni has a vivid green and ruby red carpet in winter time. (Photo: Ingrid Smet)