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Krasheninnikov Eruption Persists Under Orange Aviation Alert as Scientists Probe Quake Link

Scientists are tracking sustained ash emissions from Krasheninnikov in order to understand whether last week’s magnitude-8.8 earthquake reawakened the volcano.

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Overview

  • Krasheninnikov has maintained moderate explosive activity since August 3, with ash plumes rising up to six kilometers under an orange aviation alert.
  • Ash clouds are drifting eastward over the Pacific without affecting any populated areas or causing recorded ashfall.
  • Geophysicists from KVERT and Russia’s Academy of Sciences are evaluating stress changes from the July 29 magnitude-8.8 tremor to assess its role in ending the volcano’s six-century dormancy.
  • Five other Kamchatka volcanoes—Avachinsky, Klyuchevskoy, Bezymianny, Kambalny and Karymsky—are erupting or showing unrest in the largest regional surge since 1737.
  • Field teams near Klyuchevskoy reported the collapse of a dam on the Studenaya River, raising concerns about potential mudflows and local transport disruptions.