Scientists study recent seismic activity at seamount off Hawaii island

Scientists study recent seismic activity at seamount off Hawaii island

Although the Kamaehuakanaloa Seamount has been a little restless recently, new information about the undersea volcano is still sparse. The volcano, formerly called Loihi Seamount, is about 22 miles off the Big Island’s southeastern coast and will one day become the youngest of the Hawaiian Islands when it finally grows tall enough to break the water’s surface. The seamount’s most recent eruption was in 1996, and although the volcano displayed so…