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Report on Fukujin (United States) — December 1990


Fukujin

Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, vol. 15, no. 12 (December 1990)
Managing Editor: Lindsay McClelland.

Fukujin (United States) No water discoloration seen in 1990

Please cite this report as:

Global Volcanism Program, 1990. Report on Fukujin (United States) (McClelland, L., ed.). Bulletin of the Global Volcanism Network, 15:12. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.BGVN199012-284133



Fukujin

United States

21.93°N, 143.47°E; summit elev. -217 m

All times are local (unless otherwise noted)


No discolorations were observed at . . . Fukujin . . . during 1990.

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: Hydrographic Department, JMSA.