The seamount’s most recent eruption was in 1996 ... Ashton Flinders, research geophysicist for Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, said the volcano’s most recent activity was on Jan. 21, when ...

The volcano, formerly called Loihi Seamount, is about 22 miles off the Big Island’s southeastern coast and will one day become the youngest of the Hawaiian Islands when it finally grows tall ...

Axial Seamount is a shield volcano, similar to Mauna Loa, the world's most active volcano located in Hawaii. Shield volcanoes typically produce runny lava flows that result in gentle slopes.