Baratang Mud Volcano Erupts After Two Decades

On 2nd October 2025, India’s only mud volcano at Baratang in the North and Middle Andaman district erupted, after being dormant for over two decades, producing a 3–4-metre-high mud mound and spreading muddy soil across more than 1,000 square metres.

  • Mud volcanoes, also called ‘Mud Domes’, are geological formations where a mixture of mud, water, and gases (mainly methane, sometimes carbon dioxide or nitrogen) erupts to the surface, forming cone-like structures.
  • Unlike igneous volcanoes, they do not emit lava and usually have lower temperatures.
  • Separately, Barren Island, an active igneous volcano located around 140 km from Port Blair, recently had minor eruptions ....
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