3,600-Foot-Tall Undersea Volcano Expected To Blow This Year, But Nobody’s Worried
Nearly 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, a massive volcano is showing signs of an imminent eruption. The 3,600-foot-tall, 1.24-mile-wide Axial Seamount is swelling and rumbling at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.
This indicates that a massive amount of magma is building under the surface. Volcanologists expect the volcano to erupt before the end of 2025.
The important thing is that nobody’s very concerned about it. Mike Poland, scientist in charge of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory, is excited that Axial Seamount will blow its top soon.
“This particular volcano is probably the best-monitored submarine volcano in the world,” he told Cowboy State Daily. “It’s fascinating and doesn’t really pose a hazard.”
Axial Seamount is a shield volcano along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, a chain of undersea volcanoes extending between Oregon and Alaska. It is also one of the youngest known volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean.
Poland said Axial Seamount is similar to Mauna Loa, Earth’s largest active volcano, which is also a shield volcano. That’s why Poland and other volcanologists aren’t concerned about the imminent eruption.
