The 19 February 2004 eruption of Epi B is seen from the shipping boat Azur. The eruption breached the surface and is seen here as the white area beyond the man's hand. Eyewitness accounts told of an eruption at Epi between 16 and 24 February, and the Epi B eruption 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

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