Ruby volcano

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)

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Typical eruption style: unspecified
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 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)
The usually grey-brown volcanic desert landscape of Nea Kameni has a vivid green and ruby red carpet in winter time. (Photo: Ingrid Smet)
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