Volcano in Russia’s Far East erupts for first time in centuries
A volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula, the Extreme Oriental in Russia, broke out on Sunday at night for what scientists said that it is the first time in hundreds of years, a few days after a huge magnification earthquake of 8.8.
The Krasheninkov volcano sent 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) to the sky, according to the staff of the Kronotsky reserve, where the volcano is located. The images published by the state media have shown dense clouds of ash rising above the volcano.
“The plume propagates east from the volcano to the Pacific Ocean. There are no populated areas along its way, and no fall in Ash has been recorded in inhabited localities,” wrote the Kamchatka Ministry of Emergency on Telegram during the eruption.
The eruption was accompanied by a gross earthquake and caused a tsunami warning for three kamchatka areas. Tsunami’s warning was then lifted by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Services.
“This is the first historically confirmed eruption of the Krasheninkov volcano in 600 years,” said Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka volcanic eruption team, Ria Novosti.
The global volcanism program of the Smithsonian Institution, based in the United States, lists the last eruption of Krasheninkov as 475 years ago in 1550.
The reason for the gap was not clear.
The Kamchatka volcanic eruption response team said late Sunday that the volcano activity decreased, but that “moderate explosive activity” could continue.
The eruption occurred after a huge earthquake struck the Far East of Russia early Wednesday, an 8.8 coarse temblor who caused small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and caused warnings for Hawaii, North and Central America and the Pacific Islands to the South Zealand.
