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Is Axial Seamount erupting? Seafloor off the coast of Oregon has dropped 8 FEET due to movement in the 'wired' underwater volcano.
Geologists previously predicted Axial Seamount would erupt this year
For more than a week the region has experienced thousands of tiny quakes
Seafloor has also reportedly dropped by almost 8ft (2.4 metres)
Both are said to be a sign of magma moving from beneath the summit
Last year, researchers connected monitoring equipment to an undersea cable that allowed them to gather live data on the volcano (location marked), whose peak is about 4,900 feet (1,500meters) below the ocean surface
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