One of Earth's Most Explosive Volcanoes Is Quietly Refilling With Magma. Researchers reveal the Kikai Caldera volcano off Japan's Kyushu island is slowly refilling, shedding light on the eruption cycles – supporting the ongoing efforts to predict future eruptions earlier and more precisely.

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🌋 7,300 years ago, the Kikai Caldera volcano in Japan had its largest eruption in the Holocene epoch, expelling about 160 cubic kilometers of material.

🌊 A new study reveals that the Kikai Caldera's enormous magma chamber is slowly refilling, offering insights into eruption cycles and improving prediction methods for future volcanic events.

seismologists used advanced underwater surveys to map the magma chamber, confirming it's the same reservoir from the past eruption but with newly injected magma.

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