Thousands of earthquakes occurring in rapid succession indicates the rise of a body of magma to very shallow depths. Yet, right when it appeared that a volcanic eruption was about to begin in Portugal's Azores island chain, the magma intrusion stopped altogether. The day was March 19th 2022, and magma was a mere 65 to 90 minutes away from producing an eruption. So, why didn't it ever erupt? Today's video explains the failed magma intrusion which occurred on Sao Jorge in 2022 through the perspective and analysis of a geologist 4 years later. Note: In my opinion, the failed magma intrusion is not going to ever continue its upward progress or erupt, meaning the island is safe to visit. If you would like to support this channel, consider using one of the following links: (Patreon: http://patreon.com/geologyhub) (YouTube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYeGh5VML5XPr5jYnzh3J6g/join) (Gemstone & Mineral Etsy store: http://prospectingarizona.etsy.com) (GeologyHub Merch Etsy store: http://geologyhub.etsy.com) Google Earth imagery used in this video: ©Google & Data Providers This video is protected under "fair use". If you see an image and/or video which is your own in this video, and/or think my discussion of a scientific paper (and/or discussion/mentioning of the data/information within a scientific paper) does not fall under the fair use doctrine, and wish for it to be censored or removed, contact me by email at [email protected] and I will make the necessary changes. Various licenses used in sections of this video (not the entire video, this video as a whole does not completely fall under one of these licenses) and/or in this video's thumbnail image (and this list does not include every license used in this video and/or thumbnail image): CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Sources/Citations: [1] Hicks, S.P., Gonzalez, P.J., Lomax, A. et al. Fault-mediated magma propagation and triggered seismicity revealed by the 2022 São Jorge Azores unrest. Nat Commun 17, 3531 (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-71668-6, CC BY 4.0. [2] Hicks, S. P., J. Gonzalez, P., Fernandes, R., Ferreira, A., Ramalho, R., Mitchell, N., Lomax, A., Carrilho, F., Custódio, S., Dias, N. A., Fontiela, J., Mendes, V., Garcia, A. M., Marignier, A., Marques, R., Miranda, M., Melo, O., Pimentel, A., Silveira, G., and Tsekhmistrenko, M. and the and the rest of the Sao Jorge investigation group: Growing an ocean island: high-precision seismicity reveals a multi-faceted magma intrusion during the 2022 São Jorge, Azores seismic crisis, EGU General Assembly 2024, Vienna, Austria, 14–19 Apr 2024, EGU24-14605, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu24-14605, 2024., CC BY 4.0. 0:00 A Seemingly Imminent Eruption 0:35 Sao Jorge's 2022 Failed Intrusion 1:05 65-90 Minutes Away 1:51 Why the Intrusion Failed 3:18 Aseismic 4:03 Fault Zone 5:09 Tomorrow's Video