Last month, RPI researchers were the first to ever collect data during an underwater eruption on the Mid Ocean Ridge System. They happened to be on site to gather data from hydrothermal vents.

Only two other underwater eruptions have been observed in real time before, and neither of those happened along an ocean ridge. But a staggering 80 percent of our planet’s volcanic and seismic ...

SEATTLE - Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located 300 miles off the coast of Oregon and more than 4,900 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean, is showing signs of an impending eruption.

The Pacific Northwest's most active underwater volcano is showing signs ... “Over two-thirds of the Earth’s surface was formed by volcanic eruptions at these mid-ocean ridges,” said ...

An underwater volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon is displaying ... “Over two-thirds of the Earth’s surface was formed by volcanic eruptions at these mid-ocean ridges,” said Maya ...

An underwater volcano off the Oregon coast could erupt late this year, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and 300 miles off the ...

An underwater volcano off the Pacific Coast could erupt by the end of the year, according to scientists. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is more than 4,900 feet beneath the Pacific Ocean and ...

Before this latest sighting, only two underwater eruptions had been caught in action, and neither was along a mid-ocean ridge, said Bill Chadwick, a volcanologist at Oregon State University who ...