What caused mud eruption? New study favors quake over drilling

Sunday, July 21, 2013 - 19:30 in Earth & Climate

A catastrophic mud eruption in Indonesia blamed on drilling by an oil company might instead have natural causes, new research suggests.In 2006, the largest mud volcano on the planet was born when steam, water and mud began erupting on the Indonesian island of Java. At its height, it spewed 6.

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