i think this will interfere with flight paths to Tokyo
and Seoul
A volcano has erupted following a 7.0-magnitude
earthquake that struck off Russia’s east coast,
spurting a column of ash miles into the air, according
to state-run media.
The Shiveluch volcano is around 280 miles from
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a coastal city with a
population of about 180,000 that lies in Russia’s
eastern region of Kamchatka.
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“According to visual evaluations, the ash column is
rising as high as 8 kilometers (5 miles) above the sea
level,” TASS reported Sunday morning local time, adding
the volcano had released a gush of lava.
There are no reports of people injured, TASS said.
According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the
quake’s epicenter was about 55 miles from
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and had a depth of about 30
miles.
No “major damage” was caused by the quake, TASS
reported, however, “buildings are now being examined
for potential damage, with special attention paid to
social facilities.”
The Russian Emergencies Ministry did not issue a
tsunami warning due to the tremor, TASS reported.
Earlier, the US Tsunami Warning System had warned that
“hazardous tsunami waves from this earthquake are
possible within 300km [approx 186 miles] of the
epicenter along the coasts of Russia.”
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