Scientists are predicting that a mile-deep volcano off the U.S. West Coast will erupt this year. The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, is ...

Scientists are predicting that a mile-deep volcano off the U.S. West Coast will erupt this year. The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, is ...

Nearly a mile deep and about 700 miles northwest of San Francisco, the volcano known as Axial Seamount is drawing increasing scrutiny from scientists who only discovered its existence in the 1980s.

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.

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.

The Pacific Northwest's most active underwater volcano is showing signs of an impending eruption. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 17:36:01 GMT (1752168961406) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Axial Seamount is a massive underwater volcano about 300 miles off the Oregon coast and nearly 4,900 feet below the ocean. It could erupt in 2025. Skip Navigation ...

Underwater volcano poses no threat to people. Since this volcano is well off the coast and deep underwater, it won’t pose any threats to humans. It is about one mile underwater.

Scientists are predicting that a mile-long volcano off the U.S. West Coast will erupt this year. The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, is ...