Supervolcano responsible for one of biggest ever eruptions found lurking under England

Scientists now believe a giant volcano has been lurking undetected under England for thousands of years (Picture: M. Patrick/Cover Media) Scientists have found evidence of a vast supervolcano buried deep beneath eastern England. The volcano was so big that they believe it was responsible for one of the largest eruptions in Earth’s history which occurred 454million years ago, pre-dating the dinosaurs. Experts believe the new discovery may solve a geological mystery that has puzzled them for decades – the origin of an enormous layer of volcanic ash found across parts of northern and eastern Europe. The volcanic system is centred beneath the Wash on England’s east coast. However, it is now deeply buried beneath the landscape and poses no threat of erupting again. The volcano is located in eas