Overview
- The regional bureau of the Russian Academy of Sciences measured the eruption plume at nearly 9,000 meters above sea level.
- Ash was detected about 100 kilometers from Shiveluch.
- No injuries or damage have been reported in the sparsely populated area.
- The volcano sits about 450 kilometers north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and is among Kamchatka’s most active peaks.
- Ash clouds from Kamchatka eruptions can pose hazards to North Pacific flight corridors.