Axial Seamount (also Coaxial Seamount or Axial Volcano) is a seamount, submarine volcano, and underwater shield volcano [3] in the Pacific Ocean, located on the Juan de Fuca Ridge, …

4 days ago · The Axial Seamount tends to expel "controlled" eruptions about a mile beneath the sea surface -- deep enough and far enough away from the coast that it won't threaten human …

5 days ago · Axial Seamount's asymmetric magma plumbing in the upper crust. (Yang et al., Nature , 2025) "The reason for the connection between the high-melt zone and the focusing of …

4 days ago · The volcano, tucked underneath a submerged peak called Axial Seamount, is the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest. Seismic activity, including hundreds of small …

Jan 6, 2025 · Axial Seamount rises from the Juan de Fuca Ridge, an underwater mountain range in the northeastern Pacific. At this ridge, the Earth’s crust pulls apart due to the motion of …

3 days ago · The Axial Seamount is also not a part of the Cascadia Subduction Zone, which is the danger area in which experts believe an earthquake ominously nicknamed “The Big One” will …

Axial Seamount rises 700 m above the mean level of the central Juan de Fuca Ridge crest about 480 km W of Cannon Beach, Oregon, to within about 1.4 km of the ocean surface. The 3 x 8 …

Axial Seamount was the site of the world's first underwater volcano observatory called NeMO and has erupted most recently in 2015, 2011 and 1998. Because it is so active, Axial has been …

Axial Seamount is the most robust volcanic system on the Juan de Fuca Ridge and it is seismically, magmatically, and hydrothermally active. It is located on the Juan de Fuca …

Jul 8, 2024 · The most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest is the Axial Seamount. It’s located 300 miles west of Astoria, Oregon, and a mile under the ocean. It’s erupted three times in the …