The activity of the eruption at the Otman Bozdag Mud Volcano, included in group of mud volcanoes of Baku and Absheron State Nature Reserve, has currently stopped, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR) told APA.
It was noted that the volcano eruption occurred on October 11 at 08:27. The event was accompanied by strong flames. According to preliminary calculations, the area covered by the breccia that reached the surface is approximately 4 hectares, with an average thickness of 1.5 meters and a volume of about 60,000 cubic meters.
Concentric cracks are observed along the eruption area. Specialists from the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources and the Institute of Geology and Geophysics under the Ministry of Science and Education continue joint monitoring in the area.
Recall that the last eruption of the Otman Bozdag Mud Volcano, considered one of the active mud volcanoes, was recorded on September 23, 2018.
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