Chikurachki volcano
Chikurachki volcano
Volcano erupted, there is danger in the skies due to a large ash cloud.
The Russian Chikurachki volcano erupted yesterday, emitting pyroclasts.

Located south of the Kamchatka Peninsula, on Paramushir Island, the 1,816-meter-high volcano began to emit ash and gases.

The activity caused the ash rise to first rise up to 5 kilometers above sea level, while the latest update from the Institute of Volcanology indicated that it has even reached 6 km above sea level 5 km above the crater.

The Volcanological Institute raised the alert level for air transport to Naranja a Chikurachki, since the ash cloud extends more than 104 km in the west-southwest direction of the massif.
To date, it is reported that there is no threat to the life of the population.


(Translated by Google)