Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-3-1997
Keywords
Loihi seamount, Hydrothermal plumes, Hydrothermal activity, Earthquake swarm
Abstract
The largest swarm of earthquakes ever observed at a Hawaiian volcano occurred at Loihi Seamount during July and early August 1996. The earthquake activity formed a large summit pit crater similar to those observed at Kilauea, and hydrothermal activity led to the formation of intense hydrothermal plumes in the ocean surrounding the summit.
To investigate this event, the Rapid Response Cruise (RRC) was dispatched to Loihi in early August and two previously planned LONO cruises (named for a Hawaiian warrior god) sailed in September and October on the R/V Kaimikai-O-Kanaloa. Calm weather and a newly refurbished ship provided excellent opportunities for documenting the volcanic, hydrothermal plume, vent, and biological activities associated with the earthquake swarm.
Publication Title
EOS
Volume
78
Issue
22
First Page
229
Last Page
233
Required Publisher's Statement
© 2015 American Geophysical Union
DOI: 10.1029/97EO00150
Recommended Citation
Duennenbier, F. K.; Becker, N. C.; Caplan-Auerbach, Jacqueline; Clague, D. A.; Cowen, J.; Cremer, M.; Garcia, M.; Goff, F.; Malahoff, A.; McMurtry, G. M.; Midson, B. P.; Moyer, Craig L.; Norman, N.; Okubo, P.; Resing, J. A.; Rhodes, J. M.; Rubin, K.; Sansone, F. J.; Smith, J. R.; Spencer, K.; Wen, X.; and Wheat, C. G., "Researchers Rapidly Respond to Submarine Activity at Loihi Volcano, Hawaii" (1997). Geology Faculty Publications. 52.
https://cedar.wwu.edu/geology_facpubs/52
Subjects - Topical (LCSH)
Submarine volcanoes--Hawaii--Kilauea; Hydrothermal vents--Hawaii--Kilauea; Marine sediments--Sampling--Hawaii--Kilauea
Geographic Coverage
Kilauea (Hawaii)
Genre/Form
articles
Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
