# One of Earth’s most powerful supervolcanoes is refilling with fresh magma

- Source: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
- Published: 2026-10-23T11:23:19+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261023003214.htm
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Deep beneath Japan’s Kikai caldera, a massive magma reservoir is refilling 7,300 years after one of the most powerful volcanic eruptions in Earth's recent geological history. Scientists used underwater seismic surveys to reveal a vast store of magma that appears to have accumulated since the ancient catastrophe. The discovery could help explain how supervolcanoes like Yellowstone and Toba rebuild

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