A new submarine volcano has been discovered offshore Mayotte, a part of the Comoros
volcanic archipelago located between Africa and Madagascar. The edifice arose from the
sea-floor following a seismo-volcanic crisis that started in May 2018. This seismo-volcanic
activity highlights very deep magma reservoirs and dykes in the East Mayotte volcanic
system. Since the crisis, the region has experienced> 2000 earthquakes with magnitude≥
3.5 and activity continues today (August 17, 2021). The earthquakes are unusually deep and …