An active underwater volcano off the Oregon Coast that was predicted to erupt in 2025 is now expected to erupt mid-to-late 2026.

The Axial Seamount volcano is located nearly a mile beneath the sea, approximately 300 miles off the Oregon Coast, just west of Astoria and along the Juan de Fuca Ridge in the Pacific Ocean.

The underwater volcano has experienced around 50 eruptions during the last 800 years. It has had three eruptions in the last 30 years, happening in 1998, 2011 and 2015.

The volcanic activity coming from Axial Seamount in 2025 had scientists predicting an impending eruption. However, recent research and changes in volcanic activity now have scientists predicting it will erupt sometime in 2026.

Oregon State University researchers recently announced they will be conduc

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