Keyraki mud volcano erupts in Azerbaijan

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Keyraki mud volcano erupts in Azerbaijan

16:28, 12.06.2017

The Keyraki mud volcano erupted in Azerbaijan at around 07:00am, APA reported.

According to the press service of the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the eruption lasted for 15 minutes.

The Keyraki mud volcano is situated 12km north of Baku. The eruption caused no damage to the nearby residential areas. However, there are several active mud volcanoes in the area and thus further eruptions cannot be ruled out.

The Keyraki mud volcano has erupted 18 times so far. Last time it had erupted in 2014.