Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano erupted for the first time in centuries on August 3, sending ash and gas nearly four miles into the atmosphere—less than 150 miles away from the epicenter of the magnitude 8.

The Krasheninnikov volcano, located less than 150 miles away from the epicenter of Russia’s July 29 earthquake, began erupting on August 3

A rare and powerful geological event just shook Russia's Far East. The Krasheninnikov volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in 600 years, triggered by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near the Kuril Islands.