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The volcano last erupted in 2015, producing 450-foot-thick lava flows, but because of its remote location, it is not a threat ...
Volcanoes across the country are beginning to wake up and erupt, and no one has a good explanation for why it's happening. Should you be worried?
A seismologist from Seattle discussed recent volcanic activity across the United States. Here's what you should know.
If you’ve never heard of the Axial Seamount, you’d be forgiven. But the underwater volcano has made national news recently after research suggested it is likely nearing its first eruption in ...
Things are heating up hundreds of miles off the coast of Oregon, where a large undersea volcano is showing signs of impending eruption, scientists say. The volcano, known as Axial Seamount, is located ...
A volcanic eruption in southwest Iceland has prompted evacuations, including at nearby tourist sites like the Blue Lagoon.
Aside from the creation of this new volcano, the event marks the first time that earthquakes have been measured off the coast of the French island since 1972, and the most recent volcanic activity ...
The Pacific nation of Tonga is made up of 170 islands, but it just welcomed its newest addition – thanks to an underwater volcano. Near the center of the nation's island formation lies the Home ...
An underwater volcano erupted on Saturday near the remote Pacific nation of Tonga, triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific and for the West Coast of the United States, and causing strong ...
The discovery indicates that Iwo Jima, which translates to “sulfur island,” has resumed volcanic activity. It was last notably active in 1982, according to Oregon State University.Last year ...
This sudden seismic activity was surprising, given that only two earthquakes have been detected near Mayotte since 1972 and, until now, the most recent volcanic activity — a layer of pumice in a ...
More information: Sharon L. Walker et al, Ongoing Activity at Hunga Submarine Volcano, Tonga: The Case for Better Monitoring of Submarine Volcanoes Worldwide, Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems ...