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 ...

Located about 300 miles west of Astoria, Oregon — and sitting a mile beneath the ocean surface — the Axial Seamount showed an increase in earthquake activity this past March, but that surge ...

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 ...

A recent study found increased seismicity and swelling at Axial Seamount, suggesting an eruption could occur sometime this year. ... A 3D image of Axial Seamount bathymetry. Oregon State University.

The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and 300 miles off the Oregon coast, but it is showing signs it will soon erupt for the first time since 2015.

Because Axial Seamount is so far from shore and so deep, humans aren't expected to be impacted. But the impending magma flow generates pressure, heating sea water to more than 700 degrees Fahrenheit.

Bill Chadwick, a volcanologist and research professor at Oregon State University, ... with the volcano erupting in 2015, 2011 and 1998. Axial Seamount is also the most monitored underwater volcano.

• 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. A mysterious ...

An underwater volcano, Axial Seamount, located off the Oregon coast, is showing signs of renewed activity, with scientists predicting a potential eruption later this year or early 2026.

The Axial Seamount – located hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon and nearly 5,000 feet below the Pacific Ocean’s waves – erupted in April 2015, spewing a mile’s worth of lava onto ...

A researcher monitoring Axial Seamount, 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, says the eruption is expected to happen before the year is over. An underwater volcano in the Pacific Northwest is ...

An underwater volcano, Axial Seamount, located off the Oregon coast, is showing signs of renewed activity, with scientists predicting a potential eruption later this year or early 2026 ...