The overnight eruption of Krashengannikov volcano in Kamchatka, for the first time in 600 years, could be linked to the massive earthquake that shook Russia’s Far East last week, Russian RIA State News Agency and scientists reported on Sunday.
“This is the first historically confirmed eruption of Krashenannikov volcano in 600 years,” Leah quoted Orga Zirina, director of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Reaction Team.
She added that the eruption could be linked to the earthquake on Wednesday, causing a tsunami warning as far away as France’s Polynesia and Chile, followed by the eruption of Krichevskoy, the most active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
In the telegram channel of the Volcanic Seismic Institute, Girina said that Krache Garnikov’s last lava exudate occurred in 1463 (plus or minus 40 years), and no eruptions have been known since.
The Kamchatka branch of Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Services said ash plume has been recorded, rising to up to 6,000 meters (3.7 miles) after the volcano eruption. The volcano itself is 1,856 meters.
“The clouds of ash drifted east towards the Pacific Ocean. There are no more populous areas along that path,” the ministry said on Telegram.
The volcanic eruptions are assigned an orange aviation code, indicating an increased risk to the aircraft, the ministry said.
