Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka spewed ash to a height of 7 km

The Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported that an ash emission was recorded at the Shiveluch volcano to a height of about 7,000 meters above sea level. The volcano’s activity was observed on Wednesday afternoon local time.

Shiveluch is the northernmost active volcano in Kamchatka. It is located about 45 km from the settlement of Klyuchi in the Ust-Kamchatsky District, where about 5,000 people live.

It is one of the largest volcanic structures in Kamchatka. Shiveluch’s activity intensified in May 2009, after which a fissure about 30 m deep cut through the volcano’s dome.

Sources

• Interfax