{"id":69319,"date":"2025-07-25T06:15:27","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=69319"},"modified":"2025-07-25T06:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T06:15:28","slug":"a-massive-underwater","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=69319","title":{"rendered":"A massive underwater"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-96.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-96.png 480w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/image-96-240x300.png 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A massive underwater volcano, known as Axial Seamount, located nearly a mile beneath the ocean\u2019s surface off the Oregon coast, is showing signs of a possible eruption. Situated along the Juan de Fuca Ridge, where tectonic plates are pulling apart, this volcano is experiencing increasing seismic activity as magma builds beneath it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers from the University of Washington, who monitor the volcano via the Ocean Observatories Initiative, report hundreds of small earthquakes occurring daily\u2014an indicator that pressure is rising. \u201cIt could erupt tomorrow, or months from now,\u201d said marine geophysicist William Wilcock.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Axial Seamount last erupted in April 2015, releasing magma across 25 miles of seafloor and causing over 10,000 tremors in a single day. During eruptions, white plumes known as \u201csnowblowers\u201d spew mineral-rich fluids from cracks in the caldera, supporting thriving ecosystems despite extreme conditions. Marine life, including fish and octopuses, feel the heat and movement but generally remain unharmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike explosive land-based volcanoes, underwater eruptions like this one are quieter, with little visible impact above water. However, scientists plan to livestream the next eruption\u2014a first in oceanic volcano observation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interestingly, all three of Axial Seamount\u2019s recent eruptions happened between January and April, possibly influenced by lunar gravitational forces that increase tidal pressure on the seafloor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Experts agree: while unpredictable, this underwater volcano offers a unique window into Earth\u2019s geological processes and the resilience of life in harsh environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=69240\">also read&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A massive underwater volcano, known as Axial Seamount, located nearly a mile beneath the ocean\u2019s surface off the Oregon coast, is showing signs of a possible eruption&#8230;. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":69320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69319"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=69319"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69321,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/69319\/revisions\/69321"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/69320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=69319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=69319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=69319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}