Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, awoke to a strange sight on May 29, 2006. The ground had ruptured overnight and was spewing out steam. In the following weeks, water, boiling-hot ...

A mud volcano in San Juan de Uraba, Colombia, erupted on February 25, 2026, spewing fire and mud near a water plant.

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In a fascinating find beneath the waves of the Barents Sea, researchers have discovered anunderwater mud volcano dating back to the end of the last Ice Age. Located approximately 70 miles south of ...

An explosion seen off the Caspian Sea on July Fourth was attributed to a mud volcano eruption. Gavriil Grigorov via Getty Images A mud volcano erupted on an island in the Caspian Sea about 46 miles ...

Jacyn Schmidt and her fishing partner captured this image of a mud volcano on their depth sounder, just a few miles north of Sitka. (Photo by Jacyn Schmidt) A couple of Sitka residents who were ...

A mud volcano on the Indonesian island of Java is collapsing, swallowing up more than 30,000 homes so far. Scientists blame a gas company for causing the eruption of sludge two years ago. Geologist ...

An explosion rocked the Caspian Sea on Sunday, with an Azerbaijan oil company stating the cause was due to a "natural burning mud volcano." The blast is reported to have taken place around six miles ...

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Rice farmers living in Sidoarjo Regency, Indonesia, awoke to a strange sight on May 29, 2006. The ground had ruptured overnight and was ...