Volcanic activity - 2001, Azerbaijan

Fifteen on-shore and off-shore eruptions of mud volcanoes occurred in the South Gobustan district of Azerbaijan during 2001. The largest of which occurred at the Durandug mud volcano. 700m³ of debris was erupted covering approximately 30 hectares of land. No damage or loss of life was recorded¹.

At the Lokbatan crater, the initial flame was around 100 m in diameter and approximately 400 m high and lasted about 24 hours. The ejected mud covered the crater area to a distance of more than 150 m in all directions to a depth of several metres².

¹ AAPG Annual Convention Salt Lake City, Utah. 2003. Recent Eruptions of Mud Volcanoes in Azerbaijan (geologic-geochemical aspect).

² Mukhtarov A.S.h.; Kadirov F.A.; Guliyev I.S.; Feyzullayev A.; Lerche I. 2003. Mud Volcano Crater (Azerbaijan) after the Eruption of 25 October 2001. In: Energy Exploration and Exploitation. Vol. 1, pp 187-207