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A volcano eruption near Oregon is brewing — but don't panic about Axial Seamount. The undersea volcano has been attracting attention for months as scientists prepare for an eruption they expect ...
The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, U.S., is stirring and will likely erupt again in 2025. Because Axial Seamount dwells nearly 5,000 feet below the ...
The Axial Seamount, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, has been making headlines lately with signs that it could erupt sometime this year. But experts say there’s no immediate ...
• Axial Seamount is the best-monitored submarine volcano in the world. • It’s the most active undersea volcano closest to California. • It could erupt by the end of the year.
Axial Seamount, a submarine volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, could erupt for the first time since 2015, spewing “very fluid lava” into the sea where scientists were recording more ...
The Costa Rican expert in geophysics and seismology shares his perspective on earthquake prediction and the imminent eruption ...
During Axial Seamount's last eruption in 2015, an enormous amount of magma poured out of the volcano, including one lava flow that was about 450 feet thick, according to researchers.
The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is located nearly 1 mile (1.4 kilometers) underwater on a geological hot spot, where searing gushes of molten rock rise from Earth’s mantle and into the crust.
Three hundred miles off the Oregon coast and 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean, Axial Seamount—one of the Pacific Northwest's most active submarine volcanos—is showing signs of eruption.
While Axial Seamount's eruptions are not expected to impact land or trigger major earthquakes, they offer a rare chance for scientists to observe volcanic activity in real-time.
The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, U.S., is stirring and will likely erupt again in 2025.. Because Axial Seamount dwells nearly 5,000 feet below the surface, ...