Volcano erupts in Russia’s Kamchatka, hours after massive earthquake triggers tsunami

Source: Russian Academy of Sciences’ Geophysical Service

The Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula has begun erupting, the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Geophysical Service reports. According to the experts, lava is flowing down the volcano’s western slope, a powerful glow has been observed above the volcano, and explosions are occurring.

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Klyuchevskaya Sopka has shown increased activity in recent days, emitting ash from its crater and showing a strong glow visible at night. During the day on Wednesday, the volcano sent ash plumes as high as three kilometers (about 1.9 miles) above sea level, state media reports.

On July 19, the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology at the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Far Eastern Branch published a photo of the volcano. The image shows a lens-shaped cloud above the crater, lit up by the lava below.

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The eruption came just hours after a powerful earthquake struck off the coast of Kamchatka, triggering tsunami warnings in Russia as well as in Japan and the U.S. Seismologists estimated the quake’s magnitude at 8.7–8.8.

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