A volcano on Russia’s Far East Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight on Sunday after scientists said it for the first time in hundreds of years, days after the 8.8 magnitude earthquake.
According to staff at the Kronotsky Reserve, located at the volcano, the Krasininikov volcano sent six kilometers (3.7 miles) into the sky. Images released by state media showed dense clouds of ashes rising above the volcano.
“The plume stretches eastward from the volcano towards the Pacific Ocean. There are no more populated areas along its path and no ash has been recorded in the areas of residence,” Kamchatka’s emergency ministry wrote in a telegram during the eruption.
The eruption was accompanied by an earthquake of 7.0 magnitude, prompting a tsunami warning for three areas of Kamchatka. The tsunami warning was later lifted by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Services.
“This is the first historically confirmed eruption of Krashenannikov volcano in 600 years,” Olga Zilina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Reaction Team, told Leah Novosti of the Russian state news agency.
However, the US-based Smithsonian Association’s Global Volcanic Program lists the last eruption of Krache Garnikov, which occurred 475 years ago in 1550.
The reason for the contradiction was not clear.
The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Reaction Team said that volcanic activity was declining late Sunday, but “moderate explosive activity” could continue.
The eruption occurred after a A giant earthquake Earlier on Wednesday, struck Russia’s Far East, sparking small tsunami waves in Japan and Alaska, prompting Hawaii, the north, Central America and the Pacific Islands to warn South towards New Zealand.
