[1] It is located in the Bermuda rise, a seismically active region, and was the site of an earthquake on 24 March 1978.

[2] Fourteen core samples of up to 125,000 years of age were collected off of Muir Seamount, ranging in depth to more than 3,000 m (9,843 ft).

[3] A total of 8 core samples have been gathered, with ages ranging from Pliocene to Late Cretaceous.

[4] Over 150 invertebrates have been collected in total from Bear, Manning, and Muir seamounts.

Ophiuroids and goose barnacles are the most abundant animal found on the seamount, as is Asteroshchema sp., a basket star.