Krasheninnikov Volcano in Russia's Kamchatka erupts for 1st time in 600 years
The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in 600 years and experts have connected it to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia's Far East last week, Russia's RIA state news agency 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.
🇷🇺🌋 HISTORIC PHOTOS: Volcano AWAKENS in Russia’s Kamchatka
— RT (@RT_com) August 2, 2025
Krasheninnikov erupts for FIRST time in MODERN history — after 460+ YEARS
Ash cloud now 5–6KM high pic.twitter.com/qGpq2ZQmtU
She added that the eruption may have happened owing to the massive earthquake on Wednesday that triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile.
The earthquake was also followed by an eruption of Klyuchevskoy, the most active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
On the Telegram channel of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Girina said that Krasheninnikov's last lava effusion took place in 1463 - plus/minus 40 years - and no eruption has been known since.
The Kamchatka branch of Russia's ministry for emergency services said that an ash plume rising up to 6,000 meters (3.7 miles) has been recorded following the volcano's eruption.
The volcano itself stands at 1,856 metres.
IBNS
Senior Staff Reporter at Northeast Herald, covering news from Tripura and Northeast India.
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