Volcano profile

Undersea areas

East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E.

Volcano profile for East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E in Undersea areas, including its current status, catalog data, nearby earthquakes and live map layers.

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Current status
No current eruption report
Volcano type
Fissure vent
Elevation
-3,800 m
Last documented eruption
1999
Coordinates
85.608°, 85.25°
GVP number
377020

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No current eruption report

Undersea areas

East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E

Fissure vent

Elevation
-3,800 m
Last documented eruption
1999
No current eruption report

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Geography & tectonics
Coordinates
85.608°, 85.25°
Volcanic region (GVP)
Arctic Ridge Volcanic Province
Tectonic setting
Rift zone / Oceanic crust (< 15 km)
GVP
377020
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Source: Smithsonian Global Volcanism Program

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Profile

East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E · Undersea areas

Documented eruptions

Latest catalogue records. Historical records are incomplete; missing values are unknown. VEI describes eruption explosivity.

StartEndVEIReport status
5 Apr 199915 Apr 19992Confirmed eruption

Source: Smithsonian GVP · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nearby earthquakes

Last 7 days · 100 km · up to 10 events. Proximity does not establish a volcanic cause.

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Volcano at a glance

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East Gakkel Ridge at 85°E · No current eruption report · -3,800 m

Active volcanoes

Active volcanoes

Other volcanoes with a current eruption report.

Eruption reportedGreat SitkinUnited StatesStratovolcano · 1,740 m

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