Fortunately, eruptions from Axial pose little threat to people and infrastructure on the West Coast. That's largely because it is a shield volcano, which generally do not have very explosive eruptions ...

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When the Axial Seamount does erupt, it won’t be showy. The structure is considered a shield volcano, meaning it won’t explode in fiery glory. Instead, it will ooze lava once enough pressure ...

The eruption of one the world’s most active volcanoes continues to captivate onlookers on Hawaii’s Big Island. The latest ...

Deep below the Earth's surface, magma is churning and flowing into the Axial Seamount, an underwater shield volcano about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon. As the volcano grows and tremors ...

The Axial Seamount is not expected to threaten human population centres but it could help scientists forecast the eruption of ...

That's largely because it is a shield volcano, which generally do not have very explosive eruptions. What's more, the seismic activity around it is too minimal to cause a tsunami or a major ...