๐ Japan's underwater supervolcano is quietly refilling with fresh magma โ 7,300 years after its last eruption
The Kikai caldera off Japan was the site of the largest volcanic eruption in the past 10,000 years, and now scientists have confirmed it's slowly recharging. Seismic surveys detected a fresh magma reservoir sitting just 2.5 to 6 km below the seafloor โ chemically distinct from the ancient eruption, meaning new magma is being injected from below. Researchers say understanding how supervolcanoes rebuild could transform eruption prediction worldwide. Does knowing a supervolcano is quietly waking up change how you think about living near the Pacific?
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