Russian volcano erupts for the first time in 600 years near massive earthquake epicentre
Russian volcano eruption could be linked to huge earthquake
- The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Russia has erupted for the first time in nearly 600 years.
- The eruption on Saturday may be linked to the recent 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Kamchatka, which triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific.
- An ash plume reaching 6,000 metres (3.7 miles) was recorded, drifting eastward over the Pacific Ocean away from populated areas.
- Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT), said that the volcano’s last “lava effusion” happened around 1463, with no eruptions since.
- Another earthquake, measured between magnitude 6.7 and 7, struck Russia's Kuril Islands this weekend, prompting a low-level tsunami warning from the Ministry for Emergency Services.