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Scientists Warn Axial Seamount Eruption Possible by 2025

8/20/2025

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Scientists warn that the Axial Seamount, 300 miles off California, may erupt by late 2025 after 2,000 earthquakes in one day.
The volcano last erupted in 2015 and is monitored by Oregon State University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
The eruption poses minimal risk to human life but could significantly affect local marine ecosystems.

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Scientists warn that the Axial Seamount, 300 miles off California, may erupt by late 2025 after 2,000 earthquakes in one day.
The volcano last erupted in 2015 and is monitored by Oregon State University and the University of North Carolina at Wilmington.
The eruption poses minimal risk to human life but could significantly affect local marine ecosystems.