Global Volcanism Program | Southern Shepherd Islands

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Basic Data

Volcano Number

Last Known Eruption

Elevation

Latitude
Longitude

257810

Pleistocene

343 m / 1,125 ft

17.2525°S
168.4245°E

Morphology

Volcano Landform
Composite

Volcano Types
Stratovolcano
Submarine

Tectonic Setting

Subduction zone
Intermediate crust (15-25 km)

Geological Summary

There are two main edifices that comprise the Southern Shepherd Islands volcano group. Mataso Island is a volcanic remnant and the only surface expression of a large submarine edifice. A submarine volcano with a central crater, about 15 km ESE of Mataso and distinct from that edifice, was discovered during a 1984 survey (Crawford et al., 1988).

References

The following references have all been used during the compilation of data for this volcano, it is not a comprehensive bibliography.

Beier C, Brandl P A, Lima S M, Haase K M, 2018. Tectonic control on the genesis of magmas in the New Hebrides arc (Vanuatu). Lithos, v. 312–313, p. 290-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lithos.2018.05.011

Crawford A J, Greene H G, Exon N F, 1988. Geology, petrology and geochemistry of submarine volcanoes around Epi Island, New Hebrides island arc. In: Greene H G and Wong F L (eds) Geology and Offshore Resources of Pacific Island Arcs--Vanuatu Region, Circum-Pacific Council Energy Min Resour Earth Sci Ser, 8: 301-327.

Eruptive History

The Global Volcanism Program is not aware of any Holocene eruptions from Southern Shepherd Islands. If this volcano has had large eruptions (VEI >= 4) prior to 12,000 years ago, information might be found on the Southern Shepherd Islands page in the LaMEVE (Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions) database, a part of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

This compilation of synonyms and subsidiary features may not be comprehensive. Features are organized into four major categories: Cones, Craters, Domes, and Thermal Features. Synonyms of features appear indented below the primary name. In some cases additional feature type, elevation, or location details are provided.

Cones

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Unnamed Shepherd Seamount

Submarine cone

-551 m

17° 17' 31.00" S

168° 34' 30.00" E

Other

Feature Name

Feature Type

Elevation

Latitude

Longitude

Mataso

Lava Flows

343 m

17° 15' 9.00" S

168° 25' 28.00" E

Photo Gallery

The Global Volcanism Program has no photographs available for Southern Shepherd Islands.

Smithsonian Sample Collections Database

There are no samples for Southern Shepherd Islands in the Smithsonian's NMNH Department of Mineral Sciences Rock and Ore collection.

External Sites

Copernicus Browser

The Copernicus Browser replaced the Sentinel Hub Playground browser in 2023, to provide access to Earth observation archives from the Copernicus Data Space Ecosystem, the main distribution platform for data from the EU Copernicus missions.

WOVOdat
   Single Volcano View
   Temporal Evolution of Unrest
   Side by Side Volcanoes

WOVOdat is a database of volcanic unrest; instrumentally and visually recorded changes in seismicity, ground deformation, gas emission, and other parameters from their normal baselines. It is sponsored by the World Organization of Volcano Observatories (WOVO) and presently hosted at the Earth Observatory of Singapore.

GVMID Data on Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure The Global Volcano Monitoring Infrastructure Database GVMID, is aimed at documenting and improving capabilities of volcano monitoring from the ground and space. GVMID should provide a snapshot and baseline view of the techniques and instrumentation that are in place at various volcanoes, which can be use by volcano observatories as reference to setup new monitoring system or improving networks at a specific volcano. These data will allow identification of what monitoring gaps exist, which can be then targeted by remote sensing infrastructure and future instrument deployments.

IRIS seismic stations/networks

Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) Data Services map showing the location of seismic stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 0.18° (about 20 km at mid-latitudes) from the given location of Southern Shepherd Islands. Users can customize a variety of filters and options in the left panel. Note that if there are no stations are known the map will default to show the entire world with a "No data matched request" error notice.

UNAVCO GPS/GNSS stations

Geodetic Data Services map from UNAVCO showing the location of GPS/GNSS stations from all available networks (permanent or temporary) within a radius of 20 km from the given location of Southern Shepherd Islands. Users can customize the data search based on station or network names, location, and time window. Requires Adobe Flash Player.

Large Eruptions of Southern Shepherd Islands

Information about large Quaternary eruptions (VEI >= 4) is cataloged in the Large Magnitude Explosive Volcanic Eruptions (LaMEVE) database of the Volcano Global Risk Identification and Analysis Project (VOGRIPA).

EarthChem

EarthChem develops and maintains databases, software, and services that support the preservation, discovery, access and analysis of geochemical data, and facilitate their integration with the broad array of other available earth science parameters. EarthChem is operated by a joint team of disciplinary scientists, data scientists, data managers and information technology developers who are part of the NSF-funded data facility Integrated Earth Data Applications (IEDA). IEDA is a collaborative effort of EarthChem and the Marine Geoscience Data System (MGDS).