The Axial Seamount is one of the most active but least well-known volcanoes in the Pacific and all signs point to it erupting very soon—for the first time in a decade.

A recent study found increased seismicity and swelling at Axial Seamount, suggesting an eruption could occur sometime this year.

Axial Seamount sits at a geological crossroads, fueling some of the most intense undersea action in the region.