Overview

• Krascheninnikow volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula erupted on August 3 for the first time in at least 400 years, hurling ash to altitudes of 6,000 meters.
• The ash cloud is moving eastward over the Pacific without affecting inhabited areas, and no ashfall has been reported over settlements.
• Kamchatka Emergency Management Agency raised aviation warning levels due to the risk posed by the high-altitude ash plume.
• The eruption followed a magnitude 8.8 earthquake on July 30 that triggered tsunami alerts across the Pacific and coincided with an eruption at the frequently active Kliuchevskoi volcano.
• Helmholtz Centre scientists warn of ongoing aftershocks up to magnitude 6.7 in the coming weeks, keeping the region on heightened seismic alert.