Massive underwater plateau near Solomon Islands is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases ...

A 2022 satellite photo shows a large plume of discolored water rising from the undersea Kavachi volcano, during an eruption ...

The volcano is located in the Pacific Ocean’s Solomon Islands. The new images shared by NASA were captured using the Earth Observatory’s Operational Land Imager 2.

The Solomon Islands chain consists of several large volcanic islands to the south-east of Papua New Guinea, as well as outlying islands and atolls. The terrain is mountainous and heavily forested.

The Solomon Islands were rocked by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake on Tuesday, prompting residents to flee for higher ground. Australia's embassy, the airport and shopping malls were damaged.

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manesseh Sogavare said he skipped a Pacific Islands leaders summit at the White House this week to avoid a "lecture" and because he had more pressing issues at home.

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The Solomon Islands sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc along the Pacific Ocean rim where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. With files from Reuters.

The Solomon Islands sits on the Pacific Ring of Fire, an arc along the Pacific Ocean rim where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur. MORE ABOUT. Solomon Islands. Earthquake.

"When [Epi islanders] saw an eruption rising from the ocean off their coast... that was a shock to the people, and so when we arrived, they immediately wanted to know more about it." ...

The Solomon Islands chain consists of several large volcanic islands to the south-east of Papua New Guinea, as well as outlying islands and atolls. The terrain is mountainous and heavily forested ...