Axial Seamount, a mile-wide underwater volcano off the coast of Oregon, is showing signs of an imminent eruption. The volcano ...

Two massive tectonic plates (the Pacific and the Juan de Fuca plates) are constantly shifting, leading to a steady build-up ...

Though perhaps not well known to the general public, Axial Seamount is considered a key window into Earth's geology. Axial is significant because it sits atop the Juan de Fuca Ridge, the region where ...

Perched on a hot spot along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, the volcano is steadily inflating with magma, raising  the frequency of ...

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one ...

Axial Seamount, a major US volcano is set to erupt imminently. But what impact will the volcano eruption have on the surround ...

Axial Seamount, a volcano hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon, may be a problem in the near future. This underwater ...

Scientists are studying Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano, to improve their eruption prediction models due to its ...

Perched on a hot spot along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, where the Pacific and Juan de Fuca tectonic plates are slowly pulling apart, the volcano is steadily inflating with magma, increasing the frequency ...

Axial Seamount sits at a geological crossroads, fueling some of the most intense undersea action in the region.

Hotspot volcanoes are common on the seafloor. But Axial Seamount also happens to be located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge — an area where two massive tectonic plates (the Pacific and the Juan de ...