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The Independent
2 hours ago
- Science
- The Independent
Moment volcano in Russia's far east erupts after Pacific earthquake
This is the moment Russia 's Klyuchevskoy volcano erupted on the Kamchatka Peninsula, following a powerful Pacific earthquake on Wednesday (30 July). The 8.8-magnitude quake damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, though no fatalities were reported. A camera at the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Centre of Geophysical Surveys captured the eruption in time-lapse footage. The Russian Academy of Sciences' United Geophysical Service confirmed the eruption on Telegram, stating: 'A descent of burning hot lava is observed on the western slope. Powerful glow above the volcano, explosions.' Klyuchevskoy, around 450 km north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, is one of the highest volcanoes in the world.
Arab News
2 hours ago
- Science
- Arab News
Volcano erupts after quake in Russia's far east
Eruptions of the Klyuchevskoy volcano — the highest active in Europe and Asia — are quite common'The Klyuchevskoy is erupting right now,' Russia's Geophysical Survey said MOSCOW: A volcano in Russia's far east erupted on Wednesday, Russian scientists said, hours after a major quake prompted evacuations and tsunami alerts across parts of the Pacific of the Klyuchevskoy volcano — the highest active in Europe and Asia — are quite common, with at least 18 of them happening since 2000 according to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program.'The Klyuchevskoy is erupting right now,' Russia's Geophysical Survey said on Telegram, posting photos of an orange blaze on top of the 4,700 meter (15,000 feet) volcano.'Red-hot lava is observed flowing down the western slope. There is a powerful glow above the volcano and explosions,' it on Wednesday, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Russia's far eastern Kamchatka tsunami warning in Kamchatka was lifted 11 hours later as the quake causing massive waves have spared the sparsely populated area close to major damage or casualties from its eruptions were ever recorded, with the closest big city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsk located hundreds of kilometers away.
Reuters
3 hours ago
- Science
- Reuters
Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia's far east starts erupting after earthquake
MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula began erupting after Wednesday's powerful earthquake in the Pacific, a geological monitoring service said. In a statement posted on Telegram, the Russian Academy of Sciences' United Geophysical Service said: "A descent of burning hot lava is observed on the western slope. Powerful glow above the volcano, explosions." Located around 450 km (280 miles) north of the regional capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Klyuchevskoy is one of the highest volcanoes in the world. It has erupted several times in recent years. Wednesday's 8.8 magnitude quake off Kamchatka damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, but no fatalities were reported.
The Independent
4 hours ago
- Climate
- The Independent
Volcano in Russia's far east starts erupting after huge Pacific earthquake
Russia 's Klyuchevskoy volcano has erupted on the Kamchatka peninsula, following a powerful earthquake in the Pacific on Wednesday. The Russian Academy of Sciences' United Geophysical Service confirmed the eruption, stating on Telegram: "A descent of burning hot lava is observed on the western slope. Powerful glow above the volcano, explosions." Klyuchevskoy, one of the world's highest volcanoes, is located approximately 450 km (280 miles) north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, the regional capital. It has erupted several times in recent years. Wednesday's 8.8 magnitude quake off Kamchatka damaged buildings and injured several people in the remote Russian region, but no fatalities were reported. The tsunami danger already appeared to be lessening in some places, with authorities downgrading their warnings in Hawaii, Japan and parts of Russia. Residents fled inland as ports flooded on Kamchatka near the quake's epicenter, while frothy, white waves washed up on the shore in northern Japan. Cars jammed streets and highways in Honolulu, with standstill traffic even in areas away from the sea. People flocked to evacuation centers in affected areas of Japan, with memories fresh of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami that caused reactor meltdowns at a nuclear power plant. No abnormalities in operations at Japan's nuclear plants were reported Wednesday. A tsunami height of 3 to 4 meters (10 to 13 feet) was recorded in Kamchatka, 60 centimeters (2 feet) on Japan's northern island of Hokkaido, while tsunami waves about 2 to 5 feet high reached San Francisco early Wednesday, officials said. Much of the West Coast, spanning California, Oregon, Washington state, and the Canadian province of British Columbia, were under a tsunami advisory. Hawaii was still under a tsunami advisory as Wednesday began, but evacuation orders on the Big Island and Oahu, the most populated island, had been lifted. The impact of the tsunami could last for hours or perhaps more than a day, said Dave Snider, tsunami warning coordinator with the National Tsunami Warning Center in Alaska." A tsunami is not just one wave," he said. "It's a series of powerful waves over a long period of time. Tsunamis cross the ocean at hundreds of miles an hour — as fast as a jet airplane — in deep water. But when they get close to the shore, they slow down and start to pile up. And that's where that inundation problem becomes a little bit more possible there."
Reuters
5 hours ago
- Climate
- Reuters
Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia's far east starts erupting after earthquake, RIA reports
MOSCOW, July 30 (Reuters) - The Klyuchevskoy volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula in Russia's far east has started erupting after Wednesday's powerful earthquake in the Pacific, Russian state news agency RIA reported.
