Huge underwater volcano off US coast set to erupt in 2025 after displaying tell-tale 'swelling' [View all]

An undersea volcano, situated 470 km off the Oregon coast, is predicted to erupt in 2025. This advanced warning of an eruption, more than just hours ahead, is considered "pretty unique" and a significant achievement by scientists.

The volcano, named Axial Seamount, exhibits all signs of impending activity. Standing at 1,100 meters tall with a diameter of 2km, this submarine volcano is located 1,400m beneath sea level.

Over the past ten years, various devices have been tracking every rumble, shake, swell, and tilt from the volcano in real time via a seafloor cable. Geologist Mark Zumberge, from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, has labeled the volcano as "the most well-instrumented submarine volcano on the planet".

In November, Axial's surface swelled to the same height as before its last eruption in 2015, indicating that magma had accumulated underground and pressure within the volcano was building. Similar swelling in 2015 allowed researchers at Oregon State University to predict that year's eruption, which they hailed as "our best forecasting success".

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