Volcano erupts for first time in 600 years
Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka region is close to the epicentre of the 8.8 magnitude earthquake which sent a tsunami around the Pacific on July 30
Krasheninnikov: Ash plume rising up to 6,000m. Last lava flow around 1463 ±40 years
Yelizovo
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatky
Vilyuchinsk
Earthquake epicentre
Tectonic plates
Kuril Islands, Aug 3: Magnitude 7 earthquake in remote region
EURASIAN PLATE
NORTH AMERICAN PLATE
PACIFIC PLATE
AUSTRALIAN PLATE
Pacific Ring of Fire seismically active area with high number of earthquakes and volcanoes
Sources: Reuters, BBC
Picture: Institute of Volcanology and Seismology
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