Afghanistan, Aug. 3 -- Russia's Krashenninikov volcano erupted after six centuries of dormancy, sending a huge ash cloud skyward, with experts linking the event to last week's powerful earthquake in eastern Russia.
The long-dormant Krashenninikov volcano in Russia has erupted for the first time in nearly 600 years, Russian media reported on Sunday, August 3.
Experts believe the eruption may be connected to the powerful earthquake that struck eastern Russia last week, which also triggered tsunami warnings across parts of the Pacific.
Olga Girina, head of Kamchatka's Volcanic Response Team, told RIA Novosti, "This is the first historically confirmed eruption of Krashenninikov in six centuries."
The Kamchatka branch of Russia's Emergency S...