Earthquake in Kamchatka may have caused volcano eruption after 600 years, says Russia | World News

The eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka overnight, first time in about 600 years, is apparently linked to the massive 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Russia’s Far East last week, scients have said, Russia’s RIA state news agency.ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW VIDEO
The RIA, quoting Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team said “This is the first horically confirmed eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano in 600 years,” Reuters reported.
Girina added that the volcanic eruption might be connected to the earthquake near Kamchatka on Wednesday that triggered tsunami warnings to regions as far as French Polynesia and Chile, while the tsunami waves struck parts of Japan, Russia and America.
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This combination of images taken from a fixed position video shows a beach immidiately after a strong earthquake near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, above, and after people evacuated following a tsunami warning, in Shirahama, Wakayama prefecture, western Japan. (AP)
The quake was followed the volcanic eruption of Klyuchevskoy, which is considered as the most active volcano in the Kamchatka region.

Girina said that the last known volcanic eruption in Krasheninnikov was recorded in 1463, and since then no lava effusion has taken place. According to Russia’s minry for emergency services’ Kamchatka branch, ash plumes rising up to 3,000 meters were recorded following the volcanic eruption. The volcano stands at 1,856 meters.
“The ash cloud has drifted eastward, toward the Pacific Ocean. There are no populated areas along its path,” Russia’s minry said on Telegram as reported Reuters.
The eruption in the Kaachatka Peninsula has been assigned with an orange aviation code, which indicates a heightened risk to aircrafts, Russia’s minry for emergency services said.
(with inputs from Reuters)