The in a single day eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, its first in 600 years, may be related to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia’s Far East final week, Russia’s RIA state information company and scientists reported on Sunday.
“This is the first historically confirmed eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano in 600 years,” RIA cited Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, as saying.
She added that the eruption may be related to the earthquake on Wednesday that triggered tsunami warnings as far-off as French Polynesia and Chile, and was adopted by an eruption of Klyuchevskoy, probably the most lively volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
On the Telegram channel of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Girina stated that Krasheninnikov’s final lava effusion passed off in 1463 – plus or minus 40 years – and no eruption has been identified since.
The Kamchatka department of Russia’s ministry for emergency providers stated that an ash plume rising as much as 6,000 meters (3.7 miles) has been recorded following the volcano’s eruption. The volcano itself stands at 1,856 meters.
“The ash cloud has drifted eastward, toward the Pacific Ocean. There are no populated areas along its path,” the ministry stated on Telegram.
The eruption of the volcano has been assigned an orange aviation code, indicating a heightened danger to plane, the ministry stated.