Scientists warn that the Axial Seamount, the most active volcano in the Pacific Northwest, could erupt as early as today. The ...

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

There’s a huge volcano in northwest US territory, and all signs say it’s about to blow. The result is set to be a massive ...

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

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 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 ...