Although less well-known than other volcanic giants of the Cascades (particularly Mount St. Helens), this underwater volcano is actually the most active one in the Pacific Northwest.

The eruption and collapse of the super volcano released almost 6,000 square kilometers of magma. "It moved over a flat landscape covering 12,000 square miles in western Utah and eastern Nevada.

Some volcanoes in the cascades can go centuries (or even millennia) without erupting, but the Axial Seamount’s frequency can be measured in just years. In fact, the volcano is so active that it ...

There are about 600 volcanoes in the world considered active. Perhaps it's not surprising then, to hear volcanoes can light up the sky in Utah.

Unusual Seismic Signals in the Sevier Desert, Utah Possibly Related to the Black Rock Volcanic Field. Geophysical Research Letters, 2021; 48 (5) DOI: 10.1029/2020GL090949 ...