Axial Seamount is a young, 30 million-year-old undersea volcano in the Pacific Ocean off the U.S. coast, and it’s expected to ...

The volcano, named Axial Seamount, sits on the Juan de Fuca Ridge about 300 miles off the coast of Astoria, Oregon. In the ...

The most active undersea volcano off the coast of B.C. and the U.S. Pacific Northwest, the Axial Seamount is primed to erupt before the end of 2025.Susan Merle/Oregon State University The most ...

An Oregon State University scientist has predicted a volcanic eruption in 2025. But at about one mile under the ocean, the ...

About 470 kilometres off Vancouver Island, the Axial Seamount rises from the underwater mountain range known as the Juan de Fuca Ridge. The volcano is shaped like a warrior's shield, about 25 ...

NEWPORT, Ore. — Deep beneath the Pacific Ocean, nearly a mile underwater, scientists are keeping a close watch on a very active underwater volcano. The Axial Seamount volcano is located about ...

Axial Seamount doesn’t pose a threat to humans, but observing what happens before and after its potential eruption could help scientists learn about submerged volcanoes and strengthen ...

Thanks to a dense array of sensors on the volcano’s summit and flanks, scientists know that Axial Seamount has been swelling with magma and getting taller, a sign that it’s ready to go off.

Never fear, check out the Axial Seamount blog, which chronicles eruption forecasts, for what’s really going on. The blog says the “most active submarine volcano in the N.E. Pacific” has ...