Volcano W volcano
Updated: Nov 29, 2023 05:52 GMT -
Submarine volcanoes -900? m / - 2,953 ft
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands, -31.85°S / -179.18°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
New Zealand, Kermadec Islands, -31.85°S / -179.18°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)
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Volcano W volcano eruptions: unknown, no recent eruptions
Latest nearby earthquakes
| Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance/Location | ||
| Thursday, November 23, 2023 GMT (1 quake) | ||||
| Nov 23, 10:42 pm (GMT +13) (Nov 23, 09:42 GMT) | 3.6 272 km | 9.5 km (5.9 mi) New Zealand | ||
| Tuesday, November 21, 2023 GMT (2 quakes) | ||||
| Nov 22, 07:43 am (Auckland) (Nov 21, 18:43 GMT) | 3.2 500 km | 23 km (14 mi) New Zealand | ||
| Nov 21, 01:58 pm (GMT +12) (Nov 21, 01:58 GMT) | 4.1 304 km | 34 km (21 mi) New Zealand | ||
Background
Twin submarine volcanoes, known informally as Volcano W, were discovered during a New Zealand-American submarine vent mapping expedition to the Kermadec arc in 2004. The two deep-water basaltic volcanoes lie SW of Curtis Island. The summits of both volcanoes are cut by small calderas, and evidence of diffuse hydrothermal venting was observed on the SE volcano in 2005. The SE volcano rises to within about 900 m of the sea surface and contains a cone in its summit caldera. The caldera walls expose pillow lavas, pillow tubes, localized sheet flows, and pillow breccias, with higher proportions of volcaniclastic breccias in the upper portion.---
Smithsonian / GVP volcano information
Volcano W Photos
Traditional dance on Tanna Island (Vanuatu) (Photo: Yashmin Chebli) |
Portrait of a young warrior (Photo: Yashmin Chebli) |
TOKA9.jpg (Photo: Yashmin Chebli) |
The silhouettes of Acatenango, Fuego and Atitlán volcanoes at dawn (Photo: Tom Pfeiffer) |
See also: Sentinel hub | Landsat 8 | NASA FIRMS
