Seismicity associated with the May 2010 eruption of South Sarigan Seamount, Northern Mariana Islands
Seismological Research Letters
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Abstract
On 29 May 2010, at approximately 11:48 UTC, an undersea volcano south of Sarigan in the Northern Mariana Islands (Figs. 1 and 2) erupted sending a cloud of volcanic ash and water vapor to 40,000 feet (12 km; Washington Volcanic Ash Advisory Center). Bathymetric data (Stern and Smoot, 1998; Embley et al., 2007) indicate an undersea vent exists at approximately 16.582° N and 145.821° E or about 12 km southwest of Sarigan and about 30 km northeast of Anatahan (Fig. 3). The vent depth is estimated to be 184 m below sea level. Based on physical observations of water discoloration (Juan Camacho, personal comm., 2010) and satellite imagery, the eruption plume is attributed to this undersea seamount.
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Seismicity associated with the May 2010 eruption of South Sarigan Seamount, Northern Mariana Islands |
| Series title | Seismological Research Letters |
| DOI | 10.1785/0220120168 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 6 |
| Year Published | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Seismological Society of America |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Science Center |
| Description | 7 p. |
| First page | 1055 |
| Last page | 1061 |
| Country | Northern Mariana Islands |
| Other Geospatial | South Sarigan Seamount |
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