Even though earthquake swarms can be dangerous, scientists are able to model such events to analyze their structure.
This event is significant because no known dominant fault line has been responsible for the earthquake swarm occurring in the region.
An earthquake swarm in 1995 may have been related to an eruption from the seamount.
A severe earthquake swarm shook the volcano in 1929, lasting about a month.
Almost immediately they detected an earthquake swarm of lower magnitude quakes.
The eruption of 1930 was found to have been preceded by a large earthquake swarm.
Between 1984 and 1985, a series of earthquake swarms took place in the volcano's vicinity.
The final two weeks of the earthquake swarm were observed by a quick response cruise launched in August 1996.
A large earthquake swarm first brought attention to it in 1952.
Volcanic activity on the island itself was last recorded in 2002, accompanied by earthquake swarms.