Overview

• The eruption of Krasheninnikov, dormant for roughly 600 years, continues with ash plumes rising multiple kilometers and spreading east over the Pacific under an orange aviation alert.
• KVERT initially raised a red alert about nine hours after the eruption began but downgraded it to orange after explosive activity eased on August 3.
• No injuries, infrastructure damage, or ashfall in inhabited areas have been reported due to the volcano’s remote location and early warnings from emergency services.
• Scientists describe the current activity across at least six Kamchatka volcanoes as the region’s largest surge of unrest in nearly three centuries.
• Experts are investigating whether last week’s magnitude-8.8 seismic event accelerated Krasheninnikov’s breakout, though some cite prior signs of volcanic unrest before the quake.