Major Earthquake Triggers Historic Eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano

A significant eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in the Kamchatka Peninsula has occurred for the first time in 600 years, possibly linked to a powerful earthquake that struck Russia’s Far East last week. This information was reported by the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti and confirmed by local scientists on Sunday.

According to Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, this event marks the first historically confirmed eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano since approximately 1463. Girina expressed that the eruption may be connected to the earthquake that took place on March 15, 2024, which also generated tsunami warnings that reached as far as French Polynesia and Chile. Following this seismic activity, another eruption occurred at the Klyuchevskoy Volcano, recognized as the most active volcano in the region.

In a statement on the Telegram channel of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, Girina indicated that the last known lava effusion from Krasheninnikov occurred roughly 600 years ago. The recent eruption has produced an ash plume that has ascended to approximately 6,000 meters (or 3.7 miles