The first eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano in Kamchatka in 500 years was captured on video

The Krasheninnikov volcano in Kamchatka has erupted for the first time in more than 500 years. The natural phenomenon of August 3 was captured on video.

The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Group (KVERT) emphasizes that this is the first historical eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano. It is specified that the last outpouring of lava on the giant was recorded about 562 years ago. Currently, the volcano has been assigned an "orange" aviation hazard code.

According to the main directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation for the Kamchatka Territory, the ash discharge occurred at a height of up to 6 thousand m, the height of the mountain itself reaches 1856 m.

According to the publication, the plume spread eastward towards the Pacific Ocean. There are no settlements on the way, and there are no tourist groups in the area of the eruption. There was also no ash deposition.

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

The Kamchatka branch of the Unified Geophysical Service (USGS) of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported on August 2 that the Klyuchevskaya volcano in Kamchatka spewed ash to a height of almost 9 km. On July 31, it was reported that an earthquake in Kamchatka triggered the release of ash from the Klyuchevsky volcano, the column reached a height of 6 km.

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