A volcano in Russia’s eastern Kamchatka region has erupted for the first time in 450 years, authorities confirmed on Sunday. The eruption follows one of the region’s strongest recorded earthquakes just days earlier.
Images shared by Russian state media show a massive ash plume rising from the Krasheninnikov volcano, which last erupted in 1550, according to the Smithsonian Institution’s Global Volcanism Program.
The ash column is estimated to have reached 6,000 meters (19,700 feet) in height, according to Kamchatka’s Ministry of Emergency Situations via Telegram.
The plume is moving eastward toward the Pacific Ocean, and officials noted that no towns or villages are in its path, with no reports of ashfall in inhabited areas.
The volcano has been assigned an “orange” aviation alert, indicating potential flight disruptions in the region.
This eruption comes shortly after the nearby Klyuchevskoy volcano, the tallest active volcano in both Europe and Asia, also erupted earlier in the week.
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