One of Earth’s most explosive supervolcanoes is recharging with fresh magma

ScienceDaily
Jul 28, 2026, 9:05 pm21 pts
Deep beneath Japan’s mostly submerged Kikai caldera, scientists have discovered a vast magma reservoir that appears to be filling again. The volcano produced the largest eruption of the Holocene 7,300 years ago, and seismic surveys now show that fresh magma has likely entered the same underground system…

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