Report on Fukujin (United States) — November 1985
Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin, vol. 10, no. 11 (November 1985)
Managing Editor: Lindsay McClelland.
Fukujin (United States) No water discoloration observed, December 1983-December 1985
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 1985. Report on Fukujin (United States) (McClelland, L., ed.). Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin, 10:11. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.SEAN198511-284133
Fukujin
United States
21.93°N, 143.47°E; summit elev. -217 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
JMSA has continued frequent aerial monitoring of several known submarine volcanoes. Volcanic activity has often been observed at Fukutoku-okanoba during overflights since late 1983, but no water discoloration has been seen at Kasuga, Nikko, or Fukujin.
Geological Summary. Fukujin seamount in the Mariana Volcanic Arc has risen on occasion to just beneath the ocean surface. Intermittent periods of water discoloration have been observed since the mid-20th century, and eruptions producing floating pumice were noted on several occasions.
Information Contacts: JMA, Tokyo.
