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Chapter 1: A Historic Eruption in Kamchatka
The Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka erupted overnight, marking its first confirmed eruption in 600 years, according to reports from Russia’s RIA state news agency and scientific experts on Sunday.
Chapter 2: Confirmation from Experts
Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, confirmed to RIA that this is the first documented eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano in six centuries.
Chapter 3: Possible Link to Recent Earthquake
Girina suggested that the volcanic eruption could be related to the powerful earthquake that struck Russia’s Far East last week. This quake led to tsunami warnings extending as far as French Polynesia and Chile and was soon followed by an eruption of Klyuchevskoy, the most active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
Chapter 4: Earthquake and Tsunami Alerts Across the Pacific
Following the earthquake near the Kamchatka Peninsula, the Japan Meteorological Agency issued a tsunami warning covering the Pacific coast from Hokkaido to Kyushu. Tsunami waves were projected to hit eastern Hokkaido by 10 a.m., with maximum wave heights estimated at three meters. The seismic event was felt as far as Sosa City, Chiba Prefecture, where white waves crashed onto the Kujukuri Coast.
Chapter 5: Historical Context and Volcanic Records
On the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology’s Telegram channel, Girina shared that the last known lava flow from Krasheninnikov dates back to around 1463, with a margin of error of 40 years, and that no eruptions have been documented since then.
