The 19 February 2004 eruption of Epi B, one of several cones of the submarine East Epi volcano, is seen here from the fishing boat Azur. Seen here from the Azur as a white area beyond the man's hand, the eruption breached the surface, ejecting water and steam. Eyewitnesses reported an eruption between 16 and 24 February, and the activity was confirmed by the infrasound recordings.

Copyrighted photo by crew of Azur, 2004 (courtesy of IRD, Noumea, New Caledonia).

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Keywords: submarine volcano

East Epi