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A volcanic mystery reveals that rising magma has a stealth mode

Summary by Scientific American
In 2022 a swarm of earthquakes in the Azores suggested that an eruption was imminent, but none happened. Now we know why, and it means magma can be sneakier than we knew

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A volcanic mystery reveals that rising magma has a stealth mode

In 2022 a swarm of earthquakes in the Azores suggested that an eruption was imminent, but none happened. Now we know why, and it means magma can be sneakier than we knew

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Geological Faults Can Guide Magma Rise, but Also Prevent It

This study analyzes an "intense epis dio of vulc nica-tect nica activity" in S. Jorge at sea the 2022, with the record of "thousands of earthquakes, but that did not culminate in an eruption".

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Scientists Reconstruct the Hidden Journey of the Magma in the Seismic Crisis of 2022 in São Jorge

A study shows that large geological failures can simultaneously guide magma ascension and help prevent eruptions.

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Scientific American broke the news on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
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