You don’t hear this very often. Scientists and researchers are warning that an underwater volcano off Oregon’s coast may soon erupt. Volcanologists have reported that the Axial Seamount volcano, located nearly 5,000 ft below the water, may erupt by the end of 2025. Mile-Deep Underwater Volcano Is Inflating ‘Like a Balloon’ and Could Erupt Soon, Scientists Warn https://t.co/YsArw9Rpnl — People (@people) August 24, 2025 Axios reported more on the potential eruption: Researchers have been monitoring the recent activity of the Axial Seamount, a volcano located about 4,900 feet underwater in the northeastern Pacific Ocean, because there are indications that it may erupt in 2025. In June, there were more than 2,000 earthquakes near the volcano on one day, the researchers said, which is a sign that an eruption may occur. However, that number dipped closer to 100 soon after, they said. And in July, the tsunami waves from the 8.8-magnitude earthquake near Kamchatka “triggered the automated alerts we have in place to notify us when an eruption might be starting” — even though it wasn’t. “For the size of eruptions we’ve seen in the last 20 years … if you were on top of it on a boat, you would never know it,” Chadwick said to local media. The Axial Seamount, deemed the “most active submarine volcano” in the Northeastern Pacific Ocean by researchers, has erupted before in 1998, 2011, and 2015. Take a look at the Axial Seamount here: UNDERWATER VOLCANO NEAR OREGON IS SHAKING LIKE IT’S ABOUT TO BLOW An underwater volcano called Axial Seamount is going off with 100 to 300 tiny quakes a day, which scientists say is a big red flag. It’s about 300 miles off Oregon’s coast and nearly a mile deep, but don’t… https://t.co/cvUKl9cqbo pic.twitter.com/zxPQanxYC8 — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) July 19, 2025 So does the underwater volcano pose a threat to residents in Oregon? Yahoo News had the answer:  Does the underwater volcanic eruption pose a serious threat? No. Due to the Axial Seamount’s great depth underwater, combined with its relatively gentle lava flow style, it doesn’t pose a threat to human life, ocean travel or property, the U.S. Geological Survey says. “For the size of eruptions we’ve seen in the last 20 years … if you were on top of it on a boat, you would never know it,” Chadwick previously told local media. However, the next eruption will help researchers better understand and forecast how volcanoes erupt on land. Why are researchers studying the Axial Seamount? A clear signal of an impending eruption could be a lot of earthquakes and ground deformation when the magma makes its final push to the surface, Chadwick told Yahoo News in an email.