The installation of a cabled ocean observatory network within the caldera of Axial Seamount on Juan de Fuca Ridge is providing a set of high-quality ocean bottom seismic data, as well as an unrivaled set of seafloor geodetic and hydrothermal measurements. I am currently collaborating with Professor Delwayne Bohnensteihl at North Carolina State University to study the seismicity and submarine explosive activity before, during and after an eruption that occurred in April and May of 2015. We are using the seismic data to track changes in stress and the movement of magma within the volcanic edifice, to obtain a better understanding of the mechanics of submarine volcanoes. We are focusing on the evolution of earthquake properties and statistical patterns in space and time, as well as how these changes are correlated with deformation and hydrothermal outputs throughout the eruption cycle. Thus far we have found that the faulting mechanisms [Levy et al., 2018], stress drops [Moyer et al., in prep.], and stressing rate [Boettcher et al, in prep] vary systematically with inflation state during the volcanic cycle.