One of the most active volcanoes in the world sits just a few hundred miles off the U.S. West Coast, and some scientists believe it’s only a matter of time before it erupts again – maybe even before the end of 2025.

The good news is that because the top of the volcano is still 4,500 feet below the ocean’s surface, it poses no danger to people.

Poised some 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, one mile beneath the sea, yet rising 3,600 feet high, and spanning 1.2 miles across, one of the world’s most active volcanoes rests. It’s waiting, gurgling with seismic activity, preparing for a possible eruption sometime this year, according to scientists.

"It's getting ready to erupt"—one of America's most active volcanoes has the country on edge. It is called the Axial Seamount, the U.S. West Coast

The colossal Axial Seamount, one of the most active and best-monitored underwater volcanoes in the world, could erupt in a similar fashion to Hawaii's Mauna Loa

Scientists are predicting that a mile-deep volcano off the U.S. West Coast will erupt this year. The Axial Seamount, an underwater volcano located about 300 miles off the coast of Oregon, is displaying behavior that indicates an eruption is imminent in 2025,

A massive underwater volcano just 300 miles off the U.S. coast is showing alarming signs of an impending eruption! :volcano: The Axial Seamount, standing 3,600 feet tall, has erupted in 1998, 2011, and 2015—and it’s swelling again.