After 100 years … a volcano Camchatka revolves again

Cronotsky volcano, located about 225 km from the city of Petrobavlofzk-Kamcatsky, threw a thick column of ash with a height of more than 9 kilometers, according to the response team to the Prakhen Camchatka eruption.

The team stated that, on October 4, 2025, the volcano launched the ash column, which reached 9.2 km, amid warnings of the possibility of volcanic activity to a strong explosive eruption that may reach up to 15 km at any moment.

The volcano is currently obscured by dense clouds that hinder visual monitoring, while an orange alert and a red alert were declared, due to the high level of danger to local and international flights.

The Institute of Volcanology and earthquakes of the Al -Aqsa Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences indicated that the volcanic ash column rose at 11:50 am Camchka time, and extended for a distance of approximately 85 km south – southeast of the volcano.

It is noteworthy that the volcano is located in the northern part of the eastern volcanic area of Kamchatka, 10 km east of Lake Kronotskoy and 225 km from Petrobavlofowsk-Kamcatsky, monitored his last activity in 1922 and 1923.

What is happening now is a rare and wide event.

The diameter of the volcano base is 16 km and its size is 120 cubic kilometers. The top of the top is clogged with ice, old lava and volcanic rocks, the volcano consists of the outcomes of its eruption, which has accumulated over thousands of years.

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