A volcano located in Kamchatka in Russia’s Far East has erupted for the first time in the last 500 years, sending an ash cloud six kilometers into the sky. Experts believe the event may be linked to the powerful earthquake that occurred last week.
The volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula became active during the night. According to Russia’s Emergency Ministry, the eruption posed no threat to the population.
Experts are linking the event to an 8.8 magnitude earthquake that occurred last week. That earthquake was one of the strongest in the region, with millions of people evacuated and tsunami warnings reaching as far as French Polynesia and Chile.
The last recorded eruption of this volcano was in the 15th century.
The Kamchatka Peninsula is located in the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” a seismically active zone where volcanic eruptions and earthquakes are common.
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