A volcano on Russia\u2019s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.<\/p>\n
The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) into the sky, according to staff at the Kronotsky Reserve, where the volcano is located. Images released by state media showed dense clouds of ash rising above the volcano.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe plume is spreading eastward from the volcano toward the Pacific Ocean. There are no populated areas along its path, and no ashfall has been recorded in inhabited localities,\u201d Kamchatka\u2019s emergencies ministry wrote on Telegram during the eruption.<\/p>\n
The eruption was accompanied by a 7.0-magnitude earthquake and prompted a tsunami warning for three areas of Kamchatka. The tsunami warning was later lifted by Russia\u2019s Ministry for Emergency Services.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the first historically confirmed eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano in 600 years,\u201d Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, told Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.<\/p>\n
The Smithsonian Institution\u2019s Global Volcanism Program, based in the U.S., however, lists Krasheninnikov\u2019s last eruption as occurring 475 years ago in 1550.<\/p>\n
The reason for the discrepancy was not clear.<\/p>\n
The Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team said late Sunday that the volcano\u2019s activity was decreasing but that \u201cmoderate explosive activity\u201d could continue.<\/p>\n