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Tsunami alerts blanketed the West Coast and Alaska after one of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history.
A powerful underwater volcano off the Oregon coast is rumbling with over 300 earthquakes a day, sparking fears it could erupt ...
Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located off the coast of Oregon, is on the verge of erupting as experts have observed an uptick in seismic activity.
Although researchers did predict the Axial Seamount would erupt in 2025, people on the Pacific coast shouldn't worry about ...
A seismologist from Seattle discussed recent volcanic activity across the United States. Here's what you should know.
Heading down the West Coast, seismologists are also monitoring the Axial Seamount, a massive undersea volcano 300 miles off Oregon. It has been attracting attention for months as scientists prepare ...
Bill Chadwick, an Oregon State University geologist at Hatfield Marine Science Center, and Columbia University’s Scott Nooner have studied the Axial Seamount volcano - located about 250 miles ...
InVADER studies underwater hydrothermal systems at Axial Seamount, the largest and most active volcano on western boundary of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate off the coast of Oregon. The vents at the ...
Axial Seamount is one of countless volcanoes that are underwater. Scientists estimate that 80% of Earth’s volcanic output — magma and lava — occurs in the ocean.
The Axial Seamount volcano is located nearly a mile beneath the sea approximately 300 miles off the Oregon Coast, just west of Astoria and along the Juan de Fuca Ridge.