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.

One of the Pacific Ocean’s lesser-known volcanoes will blow its vent in the coming months, causing 10,000 earthquakes in one day. Here’s what scientists are saying.