Volcanoes located under water are also known as submarine volcanoes. Between 1939 the volcano s first recorded eruption and 2001 its last it is said that there were 12 further eruptions. The footage has actually been taken from a simulation video of an undersea volcanic eruption shown at a museum in new zealand. Underwater volcanoes can exist in shallow water bodies too. Yasur volcano vanuatu.
The claim is false. Underwater volcanoes are fissures that occur in the earth s crust but underwater. There are at least 1 500 active volcanoes on the surface of the earth but it is estimated that there may be more than 10 000 volcanoes in the pacific ocean alone. It s hard to find vents and active volcanoes in the deep ocean. To do so scientists can use a ctd instrument package that measures the conductivity temperature and depth in the ocean.
A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in facebook and youtube posts that claim that it is live footage of a volcano eruption on new zealand s white island. Kick em jenny is the name of an active underwater volcano on the floor of the caribbean sea about 8 km north of grenada. The small pacific archipelago of vanuatu in the pacific ocean is home to this active underwater volcano. A video has been viewed tens of thousands of times in facebook and youtube posts that claim that it is live footage of a volcano eruption on new zealand s white island. The claim is false.
The small pacific archipelago of vanuatu in the pacific ocean is home to this active underwater volcano. Volcanoes located under water are also known as submarine volcanoes.