Two new craters formed on Yamal peninsula in 2017, with the latest exploding on 28 June with the eruption picked up by new seismic sensors. Local reindeer herder witnessed the tundra explosion that led to birth of new hole in river. The new crater in Yerkuta is reported to be 8 meters in diameters and about 20 meters deep. The formation of both craters involved an explosion followed by fire ad are evidence of the eruption of methane gas pockets under the Yamal surface. The video below shows two new craters, with the latest of them (second part of the video) forming on 28 June 2017: People in Seyakha village heard a 'loud explosion-like bang' then saw a fire and clouds of black smoke. A herder reports the formation of the newest crater: "On 28 June 'there was short but mighty fire' around 10.25 am. It was registered by seismic sensors as being timed around 35 minutes later. It happened some 35 to 40 kilometres north-west of Seyakha. There was a hill not far from the camp, and it