Baratang Mud Volcano Erupts After Two Decades

On 2^nd 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 ....