The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula started erupting after the 8.8 dreadful earthquake that hit the Pacific on Wednesday. The volcano, which last erupted in April 2025, is situated in the Ust-Kamchatsky district of Kamchatka.
The Russian Academy of Sciences’ United Geophysical Service stated about ‘observing decent burning hot lava’ on the western slope on Telegram. The agency further highlighted the citation with a powerful glow above the volcano.
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The Klyuchevskoi volcano in Russia has begun erupting following the Powerful Magnitude 8.8 quake according to local media.
The volcano is located in the Ust Kamchatsky district of Kamchatka. It last erupted in April 2025.#earthquake #Russia #Volcano pic.twitter.com/YUAOWbXA4w
Klychevskoy comes under the list of the highest volcanoes in the world, which is located at a distance of 450 km (280 miles) north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, known as the region’s capital.
Earthquake hit Russia’s Far East
An earthquake of magnitude 8.8 hit Russia’s Far East region early Wednesday. The movement of tectonic plates resulted in tsunami waves into Japan, Hawaii and the US West Coast. Authorities of their respective countries have warned citizens to stay away from shorelines and said the risk could last more than a day.
Tsunami in different countries
Following the powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake, tsunami warnings made residents start to flee inland as ports on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula were flooded. Across the sea, frothy white waves washed northern Japan’s shores. In Hawaii, traffic came to a halt as cars jammed roads, even far from the coast, as people were attempting to escape from the current scenario.
The people residing in the affected areas of Japan rushed to the evacuation centres nearby with unpleasant memories of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. The events of the tsunami and earthquake of 2011 led to the meltdowns of reactors at a nuclear power plant. However, this time no abnormal activities have been noticed at Japan’s nuclear plants till evening Wednesday.
A tsunami height of 3-4 metres was recorded in Kamchatka, 60 centimetres on Japan’s northern island of Hokkaido, and up to 1.4 feet (under 30 centimetres) above tide levels were observed in Alaska’s Aleutian Islands.
(With Agency Inputs)