Overview

• Scientists have confirmed the first eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano since around 1463.
• The Kamchatka branch of Russia’s Ministry for Emergency Services recorded ash rising to 6,000 meters that is drifting east over uninhabited areas of the Pacific.
• An orange aviation warning remains in effect to alert aircraft of heightened ash risk at high altitudes.
• Volcanologists from the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology are investigating whether last week’s magnitude 8.8 earthquake triggered the sudden volcanic reactivation.
• Russia’s emergency services and seismic networks on the Pacific Ring of Fire have intensified monitoring to guard against further seismic and volcanic hazards.