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He Krahenínnikov volcano of the Kamchatka Russian Peninsulawhich erupted after 600 years of inactivity, expelled a column of ashes of about 6 kilometers high, Russian authorities reported today.
“The ash column after the eruption of Krahenínnikov volcano It extends southeast to an altitude of up to 6 km above sea level, ”according to a statement from the Geophysical Service of the Academy of Sciences of Russia.
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Meanwhile, according to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, the eruption of Krahenínnikov It can represent a danger to tourists in the Valley of Los Jeperesone of the world’s largest geyser fields, located in Kamchatka.
“In theory, the eruption could represent a danger if the wind is directed in that direction,” the scientists warned.
Last week in Kamchatka, which hosts almost 130 volcanoes -a thirty assets -also erupted the Kliuchevskói, the highest active volcano in Eurasia.
The High volcanic activity on the Russian Peninsula Del Far East follows powerful earthquakes that recently shook Kamchatka, one of them of magnitude 8.8the largest since 1952.
After the earthquakes, local authorities declared the Tsunami alert In several Russian coastal regions.
