An eruption of the Guzdek-Bozdag mud volcano was recorded

On May 13, 2024, at 02:13 local time, another eruption of the Guzdek-Bozdag mud volcano, located six kilometres west of the village of Guzdek, occurred. The eruption began at 02:13 local time and lasted 9 minutes.

The flame pillar was observed even before the volcanic eruption. The volcanic eruption was recorded by eight digital stations of the Republican Seismic Survey Center of ANAS.

According to seismic stations monitoring mud volcanoes, the depth of the crater of the Guzdek-Bozdag mud volcano is 3.5 kilometres, the duration of the eruption is 9 minutes, and the released energy is 8.67*10⁶ Joules.

It should be noted that the Guzdek-Bozdag mud volcano is considered one of the largest orographic formations of the Absheron Peninsula. The last eruption of this volcano occurred on February 13, 2009.