The Russian volcano erupts for the first time in the centuries

Volcano erupted in the far east of Russia for the first time in more than 500 years, which experts say may be associated with an earthquake last week.

Krasheninnikov in Kamchatka threw the ash column up to six kilometers (3.7 miles) ranked overnight. Russia’s Emergency Ministry said there are no threats to populated areas.

Hours later, another major earthquake in Russia caused a tsunami in three areas of the peninsula.

Both events may be connected to A huge earthquake of 8.8 magnitude reached a similar area last weekThat caused tsunami warnings in distant places such as French Polinisia and Chile.

Russian experts warned of strong wireless tremors that were possible for several weeks after that Wednesday’s earthquake – which was one of the strongest registered ever and saw millions of people.

The Ministry of Emergency in Russia stated that the 7.0 earthquake on Sunday hit the Corel Islands and could lead to waves of up to 18 cm (7 inches).

She said that people in three areas of Kamchka “still have to stay away from the beach,” despite the high low wave.

The last eruption was registered in Krasheninnikov in the fifteenth century, according to the head of the Kamchatka eruption team.

Olga Jirina also said that it might be linked to an earthquake of 8.8 previously, according to the Russian government news agency.

The Kamchatka Peninsula is far away, but it lies in the “Ring of Fire in the Pacific Ocean” – what is called due to the large number of earthquakes and volcanoes that occur here.