What’s new:
To the north of the mud volcano, run-off waters are now being diverted toward agricultural irrigation channels.

Since 29 May 2006, a mud volcano has been spewing out a hot, viscous and foul-smelling slurry in the district of Sidoarjo, on the eastern side of the island of Java, Indonesia.
Between 5,000 m3 and 150,000 m3 of mud is erupting from the volcano every day. The mud is coming from a pocket of pressurized hot water 2,700 metres below the surface. As it rises, the water mixes with sediments to form a viscous slurry of mud that is spreading around the volcano crater and forming a peak. Many experts believe it is impossible to tell how long the eruption will last. The volcano could continue spewing mud for years or decades to come.
 
See the detailed site analysis and initial risk assessment
 
 

The Lusi mud volcano must be monitored to understand the underlying natural phenomena taking place and to gauge the effectiveness of the dams and drainage channels built by the Indonesian authorities.
 
 

Every month, Spot Image is tasking the FORMOSAT-2 satellite to acquire imagery and track the mud volcano eruption. Changes are highlighted by comparing before-and-after images. These changes are then recorded and released.
 
See the full time series of the volcano’s evolution