{"id":3836,"date":"2025-08-01T05:13:52","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:13:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/volcano-erupts-in-russias-kamchatka-peninsula-following-earthquake-tsunamis\/"},"modified":"2025-08-01T05:13:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T05:13:52","slug":"volcano-erupts-in-russias-kamchatka-peninsula-following-earthquake-tsunamis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/volcano-erupts-in-russias-kamchatka-peninsula-following-earthquake-tsunamis\/","title":{"rendered":"Volcano erupts in Russia\u2019s Kamchatka peninsula following earthquake &amp; tsunamis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Volcano erupts in Russia&rsquo;s Kamchatka peninsula<\/h2>\n<p>The Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia&rsquo;s Kamchatka Peninsula began erupting hours after an earthquake rattled the region on Wednesday (30 July), triggering tsunamis in Russia and Japan.<\/p>\n<p>The magnitude 8.8 earthquake is the sixth most powerful ever recorded, according to Newsweek.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;A descent of burning hot lava is observed on the western slope. Powerful glow above the volcano, explosions,&rdquo; posted the Russian Academy of Sciences&rsquo; United Geophysical Service (GS RAS) on messaging platform Telegram.<\/p>\n<p>The Klyuchevskoy volcano is one of the tallest volcanoes in the world and the tallest in Eurasia, with an elevation of 4,754 metres.<\/p>\n<p>It has erupted several times in recent years, with the latest being in 2023.<\/p>\n<h3>Lava slowly flowing from crater<\/h3>\n<p>According to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (IViS), the fountaining of lava in the volcano&rsquo;s crater was first noted on 20 April 2025.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_639610\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><noscript><\/noscript>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p id=\"caption-attachment-639610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: IViS<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>By 29 July, the crater gradually filled with lava and ash removal up to 6km high began to be observed.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, explosive-effusive eruption &mdash; or the slow outpour of lava from the crater &mdash; began, accompanied by ash plumes as high as 3km.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_639609\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639609\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639609 lazyload\" alt=\"Volcano erupts kamchatka (1)\" width=\"360\" height=\"506\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volcano-erupts-kamchatka-1.gif\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639609\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639609\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Volcano-erupts-kamchatka-1.gif\" alt=\"Volcano erupts kamchatka (1)\" width=\"360\" height=\"506\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-639609\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GS RAS on Telegram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>On Thursday morning (31 July), IViS reported that lava flow descending on the southwestern slope of the volcano measured 1.5km and is headed towards the Bogdanovich Glacier, posing a risk of mudflows as molten rock melts ice.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_639615\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"32\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639615 lazyload\" alt=\"volcano kamchatka\" width=\"1280\" height=\"765\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka-150x90.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka.jpg\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-639615\" class=\"size-full wp-image-639615\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka.jpg\" alt=\"volcano kamchatka\" width=\"1280\" height=\"765\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka-1024x612.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/volcano-kamchatka-150x90.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\"><\/noscript>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-639615\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: GS RAS on Telegram<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Eruption expected to continue in the coming week<\/h3>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>The volcano&rsquo;s explosive-effusive eruption is expected to continue in the coming week, IViS stated.<\/p>\n<p>With possible ash plumes up to 1okm, it poses potential danger to local and international flights.<\/p>\n<p>As the lava flow and rapidly moving lahars are headed down towards snowfields and glaciers, there possibility of mudflows along the Krutenkaya River on the north-eastern slope of the volcano.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: Tsunami warning issued in Japan after 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russian coast<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"7uVEPTpbyg\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>Tsunami warning issued in Japan after 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russian coast<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><em>Have news you must share? Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from Institute of Volcanology and Seismology on Telegram, Institute of Volcanology and Seismology &nbsp;on Telegram.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<div>Volcano erupts in Russia&rsquo;s Kamchatka peninsula following earthquake &amp; tsunamis<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volcano erupts in Russia&rsquo;s Kamchatka peninsula The Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia&rsquo;s Kamchatka Peninsula began erupting hours after an earthquake rattled the region on Wednesday (30 July), triggering tsunamis in Russia and Japan. The magnitude 8.8 earthquake is the sixth most powerful ever recorded, according to Newsweek. &ldquo;A descent of burning hot lava is observed on&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/volcano-erupts-in-russias-kamchatka-peninsula-following-earthquake-tsunamis\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Volcano erupts in Russia\u2019s Kamchatka peninsula following earthquake &amp; tsunamis&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3837,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3836","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3836"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3836\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3837"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}