Report on Fukujin (United States) — December 1980
Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin, vol. 5, no. 12 (December 1980)
Managing Editor: David Squires.
Fukujin (United States) No seawater discoloration seen in November-December 1980
Please cite this report as:
Global Volcanism Program, 1980. Report on Fukujin (United States) (Squires, D., ed.). Scientific Event Alert Network Bulletin, 5:12. Smithsonian Institution. https://doi.org/10.5479/si.GVP.SEAN198012-284133
Fukujin
United States
21.93°N, 143.47°E; summit elev. -217 m
All times are local (unless otherwise noted)
The Japanese Maritime Safety Agency (JMSA) continues frequent aerial monitoring of several known submarine volcanoes. [Discolored water was not seen at Fukujin during November-December 1980 (see table 1 below).]
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: JMSA, Tokyo; JMA, Tokyo.
