Volcano erupts in Russia after 7.0 magnitude earthquake, ash soars to 8 km high

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volcano, located in Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka region, has erupted, sending ash as high as 8 km into the sky, Russian agency TASS reported. According to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, part of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the ash column has risen as high as 8 kilometers above sea level. The eruption has also led to the release of a significant amount of lava.

Shiveluch is one of the largest and most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula, standing at a height of 3,283 meters. The Shiveluch volcano is situated at the junction of the Kuril-Kamchatka and Aleutian island arcs, approximately 50 kilometers from the village of Klyuchi in the Ust-Kamchatsky District and about 450 kilometers from the regional capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Earthquake rocks Russia's eastern region

The volcanic activity occurred shortly after a powerful earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0 struck the Pacific Ocean off the eastern coast of Russia near the Kamchatka Peninsula. The earthquake, which had its epicenter about 63 miles (102 kilometers) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, occurred at a depth of 29 kilometers below the surface. Despite the intensity of the quake, there were no immediate reports of significant damage or injuries. The earthquake initially triggered a tsunami warning, but the alert was later lifted.

Tsunami Warning lifted

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a port city with a population of over 181,000, lies in a region surrounded by volcanoes and is located across a bay from a