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A submarine volcano 300 miles off the coast of Oregon could erupt for the first time since 2015, spewing “very fluid lava” into the sea where scientists were recently recording more than 1,000 daily earthquakes.
Axial Seamount has exhibited increasing volcanic activity, with scientists able to measure the swelling of the underwater structure in the Pacific Ocean — indicating that the top could blow off with lava any time between now and the end of the year, NBC reported.
“This volcano is similar to ones in Hawaii that erupt very fluid lavas,” Bill Chadwick, volcanologist and research professor at Oregon State University, told the outlet.
Axial Seamount has exhibited increasing volcanic activity, with scientists able to measure the swelling of the underwater structure in the Pacific Ocean — indicating that the top could blow off with lava any time between now and the end of the year, NBC reported.
“This volcano is similar to ones in Hawaii that erupt very fluid lavas,” Bill Chadwick, volcanologist and research professor at Oregon State University, told the outlet.
Underwater volcano off Oregon coast ‘ballooning’ with lava — and set to erupt for first time since 2015
“They tend to inflate like a balloon in between eruptions. At Axial, the sea floor is actually rising, and that’s a big signal.”
nypost.com
