How Kavachi was discovered Although the Global Volcano Program has data on volcanoes dating back 12,000 years, the first recorded eruption of Kavachi was in 1939.

A spectacular eruption from the Kavachi volcano, also known as the “sharkcano,” has been captured from space, revealing a massive plume of discolored water rising through the Pacific Ocean.

Kavachi is more accessible because it lies in relatively shallow water, around 20 meters below the surface. “We see it all the time, where even just on the surface, ...

Kavachi is one of the most active underwater volcanoes in the Pacific, erupting every few years, with the most recent blast coming in 2024.

MD: Kavachi is in a remote part of the Solomon Islands with very limited travel options. So you have to design robots that fit into carry-on luggage on a Twin Otter plane. Also, these robots are ...

NASA has been tracking Kavachi for some time, taking equally spectacular photos of eruptions in 2007 and 2014. "Sharkcano" got its nickname because of a 2015 expedition, which found sharks and ...

Kavachi sits under the water 15 miles south of Vangunu, an island with a population of a few thousand people, in an area with frequent tectonic activity.

NASA’s Earth Observatory has released satellite images of the undersea Kavachi volcano erupting in the Solomon Islands. The crater is the home of multiple fish species.

The Kavachi Volcano, an underwater volcano located in the Pacific Ocean’s Solomon Islands, erupted on May 14, according to images captured by NASA’s extensive monitoring equipment.

The Kavachi volcano in the Solomon Islands is an underwater volcano that was dubbed a sharkcano after a 2015 expedition discovered sharks living within it.