Klyuchevskoy volcano spewed ash 6 km after the earthquake in Kamchatka

The earthquake in Kamchatka triggered the release of ash from the Klyuchevsky volcano, the column reached a height of 6 km. This was reported on July 31 in the Telegram channel of the Volcanoes of Kamchatka network of natural parks.

"Earlier, the eruption was not strong, although volcanic bombs flew to a height of 200-300 meters and ash was released in small quantities. And here there is an immediate discharge of 6 kilometers," said Alexey Ozerov, director of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Travelers were urged to follow safety rules and listen to the recommendations of experts.

"It was shaking very hard": eyewitness monologues about the earthquake in Kamchatka

It was already evening in the region, but not everyone decided to return to their homes.

On July 30, a powerful earthquake of magnitude 8.7 occurred in the Kamchatka Territory. A tsunami threat was declared on the coast of the Avacha Bay. Emergency regimes were introduced in the North Kuril region of the Sakhalin Region and in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. According to the Ministry of Health of the Kamchatka Territory, one person was injured in the region, his condition is satisfactory.

After the earthquake in Kamchatka, an eruption of the Klyuchevsky volcano was recorded. It was noted that red-hot lava descended along the western slope of the volcano, and a glow was observed above the crater and powerful explosions were heard.

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