Baku:Garadagh An eruption occurred at a mud volcano on the border of Azerbaijan's Garadagh and Gobustan districts on September 26, 2026. The eruption was detected by digital seismic stations of the Republican Seismic Survey Center under ANAS.

According to Azeri-Press news agency, the eruption began at 0732 local time and lasted for 10 minutes. It featured a single phase and was marked by a column of flame. The event was captured by eight seismic stations.

The eruption's source was located at a depth of 4 kilometers, releasing energy estimated at 6.50 ‚¬€ 10^6 joules. The Otman Bozdag Mud Volcano, part of the State Nature Reserve of the Mud Volcanoes Group of Baku and the Absheron Peninsula, was the site of the eruption. This location is in Baku's Garadagh district.

Intense flames accompanied the eruption. Preliminary observations and assessments are ongoing in the region to evaluate the activity of the volcano and the geological changes it induced.