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Pakistan is home to the world's tallest mud volcano in the region of Balochistan - and its somewhat near the reports of an "eruption" earlier this week.
Guess what? Since Wednesday evening, seismicity at Yellowstone has dropped precipitously. The last batch of earthquakes on February 3rd were also back to deeper levels - 8-9 km depth - compared to the potential shallowing earlier in the week. I'm sure the caldera will keep us on our toes, but as of now, it seems to have settled down a bit.
Over in Pakistan, there is mounting evidence that the recent "volcanic" eruption reported as, in fact, a mud volcano similar to the one reported in Azerbijian yesterday. There can be explosions associated with mud volcanoes as trapped natural gases escape and (potentially) ignite. There is a long history of mud volcanoes in Pakistan, especially in the region where this eruption was ...
