If you’ve never heard of the Axial Seamount, you’d be forgiven. But the underwater volcano has made national news recently after research suggested it is likely nearing its first eruption in 10 years.

Volcanic eruptions are perhaps nature's most terrifying display of power. Catastrophic eruptions of volcanoes like Mount Vesuvius, Krakatoa, and Mount St. Helens have gone down as some of the most ...

About 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, an underwater volcano appears to be rumbling to life. Scientists who have been monitoring the vast submarine volcano for decades say a flurry of recent ...

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An active underwater volcano in the the Pacific Ocean off the Oregon Coast is predicted to erupt in 2025. The Axial Seamount volcano is located nearly a mile beneath the sea approximately 300 miles ...

Alaska residents are again being urged to brace themselves for a possible eruption of Mount Spurr. Following up on last week's warning, the Alaska Volcano Observatory reiterated in a series of posts ...

Scientists now say it's likely that the closest active volcano to Anchorage will erupt soon. They announced in mid-March that the chances had gone up for Mount Spurr to blow "within the next few weeks ...

Axial Seamount shows inflation and quakes, signaling a likely eruption soon. Researchers use quake patterns and magma buildup to forecast eruption timing. Eruption poses minimal risk to land but ...