The Axial Seamount volcano in the northwestern United States is expected to erupt in 2025, amid increased seismic activity and seafloor swelling. Scientists said that although the eruption does not pose a major threat to the West Coast, it will provide important data on undersea volcanism.
Scientists announced that they detected a similar swelling before the 2015 eruption and that the same symptoms were seen again.
“Our current eruption estimate is between July 2024 and the end of 2025,” it was said in a statement made on December 10, 2023.
In addition, the volcano’s surface has swollen to levels before the 2015 eruption. Geophysicist William Chadwick from Oregon State University stated that this swelling is a strong warning sign of an eruption.
Axial Seamount is known to erupt regularly, but it does not pose a direct threat or is not powerful enough to cause major earthquakes.
Researchers suggest that an eruption could occur by the end of 2024. Chadwick emphasized that such eruptions can be predicted a few hours in advance and that thanks to new technologies, they have the opportunity to study the volcano’s eruption mechanisms in more depth.
