🧪⚒️ The Wandan mud volcano in southern Taiwan had a minor eruption today at the vent right next to the mud volcano temple.
It last erupted in November 2025.
Video courtesy of my friend 張寶惠, the mud volcano temple caretaker.
It last erupted in November 2025.
Video courtesy of my friend 張寶惠, the mud volcano temple caretaker.
July 6, 2026 at 2:17 PM
🧪⚒️ The Wandan mud volcano in southern Taiwan had a minor eruption today at the vent right next to the mud volcano temple.
It last erupted in November 2025.
Video courtesy of my friend 張寶惠, the mud volcano temple caretaker.
It last erupted in November 2025.
Video courtesy of my friend 張寶惠, the mud volcano temple caretaker.
⚒️ If you love mud volcanoes and mobile shales (and, let’s face it, who doesn’t??) then there is still a few days left to submit an abstract for this upcoming EAGE workshop!
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May 14, 2026 at 1:13 AM
⚒️ If you love mud volcanoes and mobile shales (and, let’s face it, who doesn’t??) then there is still a few days left to submit an abstract for this upcoming EAGE workshop!
eage.eventsair.com/eage-worksho...
eage.eventsair.com/eage-worksho...
Mud volcano islands off Azerbaijan are featured in today’s NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day!
It was a great pleasure to contribute to this!
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
It was a great pleasure to contribute to this!
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
A School of Mud Volcano Islands in Azerbaijan - NASA Science
The tadpole-shaped islands along the Absheron Peninsula were born by explosive mud volcano eruptions and reshaped by erosion.
science.nasa.gov
April 21, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Mud volcano islands off Azerbaijan are featured in today’s NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day!
It was a great pleasure to contribute to this!
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
It was a great pleasure to contribute to this!
science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-...
🧪⚒️ A big eruption occurred at a mud volcano in Colombia on the night of the 25th February 2026.
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Video from @fluxfolio_
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Video from @fluxfolio_
February 26, 2026 at 10:53 AM
🧪⚒️ A big eruption occurred at a mud volcano in Colombia on the night of the 25th February 2026.
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Video from @fluxfolio_
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Video from @fluxfolio_
⚒️🧪Fiery Mud Volcano Eruption!
The Daşmərdan (Dashmardan) mud volcano in Azerbaijan erupted ~16:50 on the 30th Jan 2026. The eruption lasted ~15 mins and was accompanied by a pillar of flame several hundred meters high. Daşmərdan had previous documented eruptions in 1866, 1954, 1976, 1986 and 2011.
The Daşmərdan (Dashmardan) mud volcano in Azerbaijan erupted ~16:50 on the 30th Jan 2026. The eruption lasted ~15 mins and was accompanied by a pillar of flame several hundred meters high. Daşmərdan had previous documented eruptions in 1866, 1954, 1976, 1986 and 2011.
January 31, 2026 at 2:07 PM
⚒️🧪Fiery Mud Volcano Eruption!
The Daşmərdan (Dashmardan) mud volcano in Azerbaijan erupted ~16:50 on the 30th Jan 2026. The eruption lasted ~15 mins and was accompanied by a pillar of flame several hundred meters high. Daşmərdan had previous documented eruptions in 1866, 1954, 1976, 1986 and 2011.
The Daşmərdan (Dashmardan) mud volcano in Azerbaijan erupted ~16:50 on the 30th Jan 2026. The eruption lasted ~15 mins and was accompanied by a pillar of flame several hundred meters high. Daşmərdan had previous documented eruptions in 1866, 1954, 1976, 1986 and 2011.
⚒️🧪 Spoke to BBC about Wednesday’s eruption of the Wandan mud volcano in Taiwan.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
Watch: Mud volcano erupts in southern Taiwan
The Wandan mud volcano is a particularly unusual example of the geological phenomenon, an expert told the BBC.
www.bbc.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 AM
⚒️🧪 Spoke to BBC about Wednesday’s eruption of the Wandan mud volcano in Taiwan.
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
www.bbc.com/news/videos/...
⚒️🧪 The Wandan mud volcano in southern Taiwan erupted again yesterday (12/11/25)!
The eruption occurred at 3 vents. Sadly one vent was under a house.
This is its 11th eruption in the last ~3 years, most recently in June 2025.
Video courtesy of my friends 陳玉意 and 張寶惠.
Best with sound on.
The eruption occurred at 3 vents. Sadly one vent was under a house.
This is its 11th eruption in the last ~3 years, most recently in June 2025.
Video courtesy of my friends 陳玉意 and 張寶惠.
Best with sound on.
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
⚒️🧪 The Wandan mud volcano in southern Taiwan erupted again yesterday (12/11/25)!
The eruption occurred at 3 vents. Sadly one vent was under a house.
This is its 11th eruption in the last ~3 years, most recently in June 2025.
Video courtesy of my friends 陳玉意 and 張寶惠.
Best with sound on.
The eruption occurred at 3 vents. Sadly one vent was under a house.
This is its 11th eruption in the last ~3 years, most recently in June 2025.
Video courtesy of my friends 陳玉意 and 張寶惠.
Best with sound on.
🧪⚒️ Mag 6.3 earthquake just north of Timor today at ~2:04am in Timor Leste (recorded on my home seismometer).
No reported damage or injuries.
Lots of mud volcanoes in that part of Timor that are well within potential reactivation range.
I’ll look out for any news!
No reported damage or injuries.
Lots of mud volcanoes in that part of Timor that are well within potential reactivation range.
I’ll look out for any news!
October 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🧪⚒️ Mag 6.3 earthquake just north of Timor today at ~2:04am in Timor Leste (recorded on my home seismometer).
No reported damage or injuries.
Lots of mud volcanoes in that part of Timor that are well within potential reactivation range.
I’ll look out for any news!
No reported damage or injuries.
Lots of mud volcanoes in that part of Timor that are well within potential reactivation range.
I’ll look out for any news!
⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
October 11, 2025 at 12:10 PM
⚒️🧪 Fiery eruption of Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano in Azerbaijan!
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
The Otman-Bozdagh mud volcano erupted at ~8:27am local time today (11/10/25).
Three eruption phases of between 4-12 minutes were recorded over an ~40 minute period.
Video source: @_yagha_
⚒️🧪 This week’s massive M8.8 earthquake off Kamchatka was caused by an ~160x 480km fault surface sliding by about 9m. In contrast, these lovely itsy-bitsy faults have slips of only about 1cm or so, but are no less impressive.
Airport Road outcrop in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. Pen for scale.
Airport Road outcrop in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. Pen for scale.
August 2, 2025 at 2:42 PM
⚒️🧪 This week’s massive M8.8 earthquake off Kamchatka was caused by an ~160x 480km fault surface sliding by about 9m. In contrast, these lovely itsy-bitsy faults have slips of only about 1cm or so, but are no less impressive.
Airport Road outcrop in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. Pen for scale.
Airport Road outcrop in Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia. Pen for scale.
⚒️🧪 Geophysical Institute of Peru article with preliminary findings about the new baby mud volcano reported last week.
Updates include that the mud volcano was actually noticed in Nov 2024 and the gryphon has built up over the last ~3 months.
The mud is room temperature.
www.gob.pe/institucion/...
Updates include that the mud volcano was actually noticed in Nov 2024 and the gryphon has built up over the last ~3 months.
The mud is room temperature.
www.gob.pe/institucion/...
Columna de opinión | El “volcán más pequeño del mundo”: ¿qué encontramos realmente?
El jueves 10 y viernes 11 de julio, un equipo del Instituto Geofísico del Perú (IGP) se desplazó hasta la comunidad campesina de Songoña, en el distrito de San Pablo (provincia de Canchis, Cusco), par...
www.gob.pe
July 16, 2025 at 2:53 AM
⚒️🧪 Geophysical Institute of Peru article with preliminary findings about the new baby mud volcano reported last week.
Updates include that the mud volcano was actually noticed in Nov 2024 and the gryphon has built up over the last ~3 months.
The mud is room temperature.
www.gob.pe/institucion/...
Updates include that the mud volcano was actually noticed in Nov 2024 and the gryphon has built up over the last ~3 months.
The mud is room temperature.
www.gob.pe/institucion/...
⚒️🧪 Today’s big earthquake near the Tanimbar Islands was close and large enough to potentially trigger eruptions in the many mud volcanoes in those islands, as has previously happened numerous times in the region.
I’ve not seen any reports of mud volcanic activity, but will keep an eye out for news!
I’ve not seen any reports of mud volcanic activity, but will keep an eye out for news!
Magnitude : 6.6
Region: *Tanimbar Islands , Indonesia*
Time: 2025-07-14 05:49:57 UTC
Epicenter : 131.19°E 6.20°S
Depth: 66 km
*First posted at: 05:56 UTC*
https://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/eqexplorer/events/gfz2025nqxd/general
##GEOFON ##GFZ ##earthquake ##magnitude
Region: *Tanimbar Islands , Indonesia*
Time: 2025-07-14 05:49:57 UTC
Epicenter : 131.19°E 6.20°S
Depth: 66 km
*First posted at: 05:56 UTC*
https://geofon.gfz-potsdam.de/eqexplorer/events/gfz2025nqxd/general
##GEOFON ##GFZ ##earthquake ##magnitude
July 14, 2025 at 11:48 AM
⚒️🧪 Today’s big earthquake near the Tanimbar Islands was close and large enough to potentially trigger eruptions in the many mud volcanoes in those islands, as has previously happened numerous times in the region.
I’ve not seen any reports of mud volcanic activity, but will keep an eye out for news!
I’ve not seen any reports of mud volcanic activity, but will keep an eye out for news!
Reposted by ev9
Gurgles and burps and gushes of mud, oh my!
Mapping Mud Volcanoes in Shallow Seas - Eos
A team of scientists put together a global database of submarine mud volcanoes. Orders of magnitude more are still bubbling, undiscovered, in the deep ocean.
eos.org
July 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Gurgles and burps and gushes of mud, oh my!
🧪⚒️New baby mud volcano found in Peru!
Locals first noticed this small mud volcano just to the NW of Cuzco on the 6th of July.
It consists of a single ~60cm high gryphon that is gently erupting and bubbling away.
Awww! Welcome to the world you cute little thing!
Video: Jam Press
Locals first noticed this small mud volcano just to the NW of Cuzco on the 6th of July.
It consists of a single ~60cm high gryphon that is gently erupting and bubbling away.
Awww! Welcome to the world you cute little thing!
Video: Jam Press
July 12, 2025 at 9:27 AM
🧪⚒️New baby mud volcano found in Peru!
Locals first noticed this small mud volcano just to the NW of Cuzco on the 6th of July.
It consists of a single ~60cm high gryphon that is gently erupting and bubbling away.
Awww! Welcome to the world you cute little thing!
Video: Jam Press
Locals first noticed this small mud volcano just to the NW of Cuzco on the 6th of July.
It consists of a single ~60cm high gryphon that is gently erupting and bubbling away.
Awww! Welcome to the world you cute little thing!
Video: Jam Press
Go home Google AI, you’re drunk!
There’s no way the fancy aristocracy characters in Cluedo would ever go to jail!
There’s no way the fancy aristocracy characters in Cluedo would ever go to jail!
July 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Go home Google AI, you’re drunk!
There’s no way the fancy aristocracy characters in Cluedo would ever go to jail!
There’s no way the fancy aristocracy characters in Cluedo would ever go to jail!
⚒️🧪 The Wandan mud volcano in southern Taiwan erupted again today.
The eruption lasted from ~5am to ~3:40pm. This is its 10th eruption in the last 3 years, most recently the 6th July 2024.
Video courtesy of my friend 張寶惠, the mud volcano temple caretaker.
Best with sound on!
The eruption lasted from ~5am to ~3:40pm. This is its 10th eruption in the last 3 years, most recently the 6th July 2024.
Video courtesy of my friend 張寶惠, the mud volcano temple caretaker.
Best with sound on!
June 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
⚒️🧪 The Wandan mud volcano in southern Taiwan erupted again today.
The eruption lasted from ~5am to ~3:40pm. This is its 10th eruption in the last 3 years, most recently the 6th July 2024.
Video courtesy of my friend 張寶惠, the mud volcano temple caretaker.
Best with sound on!
The eruption lasted from ~5am to ~3:40pm. This is its 10th eruption in the last 3 years, most recently the 6th July 2024.
Video courtesy of my friend 張寶惠, the mud volcano temple caretaker.
Best with sound on!
⚒️🧪 Thick black goop pouring from the earth is a horror often seen in TV shows or movies. Fortunately this is an amazing geological feature, and not a malevolent monster!
This 1956 pic is of a natural bitumen or asphalt seep pouring into a mine shaft in Lettomanoppello, Italy. 🧵
Pic: Cazzini (2018)
This 1956 pic is of a natural bitumen or asphalt seep pouring into a mine shaft in Lettomanoppello, Italy. 🧵
Pic: Cazzini (2018)
June 1, 2025 at 2:25 AM
⚒️🧪 Thick black goop pouring from the earth is a horror often seen in TV shows or movies. Fortunately this is an amazing geological feature, and not a malevolent monster!
This 1956 pic is of a natural bitumen or asphalt seep pouring into a mine shaft in Lettomanoppello, Italy. 🧵
Pic: Cazzini (2018)
This 1956 pic is of a natural bitumen or asphalt seep pouring into a mine shaft in Lettomanoppello, Italy. 🧵
Pic: Cazzini (2018)
🧪⚒️ 19 years. This terrible man-made mud volcano tragedy has now gone on for 19 years without pause….
May 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
🧪⚒️ 19 years. This terrible man-made mud volcano tragedy has now gone on for 19 years without pause….
⚒️🧪 I thought I’d lost this great mud volcano eruption video but I just found it again!
I do not recommend ever driving a boat over the eruption like this person did! There is a lot of methane being released, which can ignite.
Video courtesy of @Makurani_
I do not recommend ever driving a boat over the eruption like this person did! There is a lot of methane being released, which can ignite.
Video courtesy of @Makurani_
May 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
⚒️🧪 I thought I’d lost this great mud volcano eruption video but I just found it again!
I do not recommend ever driving a boat over the eruption like this person did! There is a lot of methane being released, which can ignite.
Video courtesy of @Makurani_
I do not recommend ever driving a boat over the eruption like this person did! There is a lot of methane being released, which can ignite.
Video courtesy of @Makurani_
What a lovely little mud volcano!
No filters, no color enhancement, just the weirdness you'll see here in the park.
This mini volcano is slowly bubbling cold mud which is actually decayed rock and gasses from the acid waste products of microbes living deeper in the venting system of the caldera.
This mini volcano is slowly bubbling cold mud which is actually decayed rock and gasses from the acid waste products of microbes living deeper in the venting system of the caldera.
May 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
What a lovely little mud volcano!
Reposted by ev9
April 15, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Reposted by ev9
Today's fieldwork was mostly setting up things for tomorrow... But check out this folded quartzite bed in a schist. If you look closely, you can see original cross bedding within the fold! 🤩
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April 13, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Today's fieldwork was mostly setting up things for tomorrow... But check out this folded quartzite bed in a schist. If you look closely, you can see original cross bedding within the fold! 🤩
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🧪⚒️ The Lokbatan mud volcano in Azerbaijan erupted on Wednesday the 9th April.
This is Lokbatan’s 29th recorded eruption. Its most recent previous eruption was in September 2024.
No fires this time, but Lokbatan has often had fiery eruptions.
Video courtesy Dr Orhan Abbasov
This is Lokbatan’s 29th recorded eruption. Its most recent previous eruption was in September 2024.
No fires this time, but Lokbatan has often had fiery eruptions.
Video courtesy Dr Orhan Abbasov
April 10, 2025 at 10:30 PM
🧪⚒️ The Lokbatan mud volcano in Azerbaijan erupted on Wednesday the 9th April.
This is Lokbatan’s 29th recorded eruption. Its most recent previous eruption was in September 2024.
No fires this time, but Lokbatan has often had fiery eruptions.
Video courtesy Dr Orhan Abbasov
This is Lokbatan’s 29th recorded eruption. Its most recent previous eruption was in September 2024.
No fires this time, but Lokbatan has often had fiery eruptions.
Video courtesy Dr Orhan Abbasov
⚒️🧪 Reported mud volcano eruption on Munaung Island, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Rakhine state hosts many big mud volcanoes, including several on Munaung Island.
Video from Htun Htun Naing
Video from Htun Htun Naing
April 6, 2025 at 1:40 PM
⚒️🧪 Reported mud volcano eruption on Munaung Island, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Rakhine state hosts many big mud volcanoes, including several on Munaung Island.
Video from Htun Htun Naing
Video from Htun Htun Naing
⚒️ My son felt this quake lying in his bed this morning in Yogyakarta, but sadly I didn’t feel anything.
His first earthquake!
His first earthquake!
February 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
⚒️ My son felt this quake lying in his bed this morning in Yogyakarta, but sadly I didn’t feel anything.
His first earthquake!
His first earthquake!