One of Russia's most active volcanoes spewed plumes of ash 3 miles into the sky.
's most active volcanoes has erupted, spewing plumes of ash 5 kilometers into the sky over the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula and briefly triggering a "code red" warning for aircraft.struck off Kamchatka's east coast early Sunday, according to volcanologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences. They warned that another, even more potent earthquake may be on the way.
This photo provided by the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024,.The Ebeko volcano located on the Kuril Islands also spewed ash 2.5 kilometers high, the institute said. It did not explicitly say whether the earthquake touched off the eruptions.
The tremors in the area may be a prelude to an even stronger earthquake in southeastern Kamchatka, Russian scientists warned. The Institute of Volcanology said a potential second quake could come "within 24 hours" with a magnitude approaching 9.0.
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