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Washington Post
04-08-2025
- Science
- Washington Post
Russian volcano near earthquake epicenter erupts for first time in centuries
A volcano in far eastern Russia erupted for the first time in centuries overnight Sunday, according to scientists, just days after a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast nearby. The eruption sent ash as high as 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) into the sky, according to a statement from the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, where the volcano is located. Staff were evacuated from the area shortly after 6 a.m. local time, as ash billowed from the crater and steam and gas jets started appearing from cracks on the slopes of the volcano. There were no reports of injuries. 'This is the first historically confirmed eruption of Krasheninnikov volcano in 600 years,' Olga Girina, the head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Other Russian officials said the volcano had been dormant at least 400 years. Girina said the eruption could be linked to last week's earthquake. One of the most powerful quakes ever recorded, the quake sent tsunami waves across the Pacific basin, triggering tsunami warnings along the U.S. West Coast, Hawaii, Japan and islands in the Pacific. The Krasheninnikov volcano is located near the epicenter of the quake. Klyuchevskoy, one of the most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula, also began erupting after the quake last week, according to a Russian geological monitoring service. Abhijit Ghosh, an earthquake seismologist and geophysics professor at the University of California at Riverside, said that while it is too early to draw definitive conclusions, 'the close temporal and spatial association' of the earthquake and latest eruption 'are quite intriguing and warrant further investigation.' 'This situation underscores the complex and connected nature of Earth's geological systems,' he added. The sparsely populated Kamchatka Peninsula is home to 29 active volcanoes, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. Each year, the peninsula records several volcanic eruptions that 'produce ash clouds and threaten the safety of air travel across the North Pacific region' — including between the United States, Russia and Japan — the agency said. The latest eruption sent a plume of ash spreading eastward from the volcano toward the Pacific Ocean, staff at the Kronotsky Nature Reserve said.
ABC News
03-08-2025
- Science
- ABC News
Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia's east erupts for the first time in 600 years
A volcano on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in hundreds of years, according to scientists. The eruption comes just days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake rocked the region and caused tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash 6 kilometres into the sky, according to staff at the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, where the volcano is located. Images released by state media showed dense clouds of ash rising above the volcano. "The plume is spreading eastward from the volcano toward the Pacific Ocean," Kamchatka's emergencies ministry wrote on Telegram during the eruption. "There are no populated areas along its path, and no ash fall has been recorded in inhabited localities." The eruption was accompanied by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake and prompted a tsunami warning for three areas of Kamchatka. The tsunami warning was later lifted by Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services. "This is the first historically confirmed eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano in 600 years," Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. However, the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, based in the US, lists Krasheninnikov's last eruption as occurring 475 years ago in 1550. The reason for the discrepancy was not clear. According to the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, the volcano's activity was decreasing but that "moderate explosive activity" could continue. The eruption of the volcano has been assigned an orange aviation code, indicating a heightened risk to aircraft, the ministry said. Reuters/AP
BreakingNews.ie
03-08-2025
- Science
- BreakingNews.ie
Volcano in Russia's Far East erupts for first time in centuries
A volcano on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash more than three miles into the sky, according to staff at the Kronotsky Reserve, where the volcano is located. Advertisement Images released by state media showed dense clouds of ash rising above the volcano. An aerial view of the eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano (Artem Sheldr/AP) 'The plume is spreading eastward from the volcano toward the Pacific Ocean. There are no populated areas along its path, and no ashfall has been recorded in inhabited localities,' Kamchatka's emergencies ministry wrote on Telegram during the eruption. The eruption was accompanied by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake and prompted a tsunami warning for three areas of Kamchatka. The tsunami warning was later lifted by Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services. 'This is the first historically confirmed eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano in 600 years,' Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti. Advertisement However, the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Programme, based in the US, lists Krasheninnikov's last eruption as occurring 475 years ago in 1550. The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team said late on Sunday that the volcano's activity was decreasing but 'moderate explosive activity' could continue. The eruption occurred after a huge earthquake struck Russia's Far East early on Wednesday, an 8.8-magnitude tremor that caused small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska and prompted warnings for Hawaii, North and Central America and Pacific islands south towards New Zealand.
