Overview

• The long-dormant Krasheninnikov volcano erupted overnight on August 3, sending ash up to 6,000 meters and prompting an orange aviation hazard code.
• Pacific-wide tsunami warnings have been lifted after limited coastal impacts, including 16-foot waves that briefly flooded Severo-Kurilsk.
• Dozens of aftershocks up to magnitude 6 continue to shake the Kamchatka Peninsula, highlighting ongoing seismic unrest since July 30.
• Earlier in the week, the major quake also triggered an eruption of Klyuchevskoy, Europe and Asia’s most active volcano.
• Emergency services and volcanologists are monitoring ash dispersion and potential new seismic or volcanic activity while communities remain on alert.