Magnitude 7.0 earthquake hits Russia as volcano erupts

Russian volcanologists have warned that another, more powerful earthquake could be on the way.

PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY, Russia — One of Russia's most active volcanoes has erupted, sending clouds of ash 5 kilometers (3 miles) into the sky over the Kamchatka Peninsula in the country's far east and briefly triggering a “red” warning for aircraft.

The Shiveluch volcano began erupting shortly after a powerful 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Kamchatka Island early Sunday morning, according to volcanologists from the Russian Academy of Sciences. They warned that another, more powerful quake could be on the way.

The Academy's Institute of Volcanology and Seismology released a video showing the ash cloud over Shiveluch. It extended 490 kilometers (304 miles) east-southeast of the volcano.

The institute said the Ebeko volcano in the Kuril Islands spewed ash 2.5 kilometers into the air. The institute did not explicitly say whether the earthquake caused the explosions.

The Kamchatka volcano eruption response team reported that a warning of a “red” ash cloud briefly put all aircraft in the region on alert. A separate report carried by the state news agency TASS on Sunday said no commercial flights were disrupted and no damage was caused to aviation infrastructure.

Russian scientists have warned that the tremors that hit the region may be a prelude to a stronger quake in southeastern Kamchatka. The volcanology institute said a second quake with a magnitude of close to 9.0 could occur “within 24 hours.”

There were no immediate reports of casualties from Sunday's quake, which struck at a depth of six kilometres (3.7 miles) below the seabed and was centred 108 kilometres (67 miles) southeast of the nearest city, according to Russian emergency officials.

Residents of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a coastal city of more than 181,000 people located on a bay opposite a major Russian submarine base, were quoted by Russian media as saying the city had experienced some of the strongest tremors “in a long time.”

On November 4, 1952, a 9.0 magnitude earthquake in Kamchatka caused damage but no deaths were reported despite raising waves 9.1 metres (30 ft) high in Hawaii.

A tsunami warning was issued, but it was later lifted.

The US Geological Survey said the quake struck at a depth of 18 miles (29 kilometers) below the Earth's surface and was centered about 63 miles (102 kilometers) east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is a coastal city of over 181,000 people, surrounded by volcanoes and located in a bay opposite an important Russian submarine base.

The National Weather Service's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Honolulu initially warned of the possibility of dangerous tsunami waves for coasts within 300 miles (480 kilometers) of the quake's epicenter, but later declared the threat over.

The center said that slight fluctuations in sea level may occur in some coastal areas near the earthquake site for several hours.

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