When the Axial Seamount last erupted in 2015, it caused almost 8,000 earthquakes, 400-foot-thick lava flows, and a nearly eight-foot drop in the ocean floor.
In only the last month, the number of earthquakes in the area has increased significantly, with a notable peak in activity occurring on April 13.
The frequency of daily earthquakes under the seamount has been increasing gradually since May 6. Several of the
Experts suggest that human towns along the West Coast won’t be in danger if Axial Seamount blows in the coming days.
It has little effect on land-based seismic activity and is too deep and far from the coast for anybody to even notice when it erupts.
However, when lava pours out of the undersea volcano, the number of underwater earthquakes is predicted to increase dramatically during this event, from the couple hundred that.
Occur every day now to 10,000 during a 24-hour period, according to Interesting Engineering. Axial Seamount is one of the best-monitored undersea volcanoes.