Shiveluch Volcano Erupts, Ejects Ash 8.6 km High
Shiveluch Volcano, erupting on Kamchatka, ejected a plume of ash to a height of 8.6 km on Saturday morning, with the volcano's own height being 3.2 km, according to the Kamchatka Group for Monitoring Volcanic Eruptions (KVERT) of the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Consensus
- The Shiveluch volcano erupted on September 26 or 27.
- The eruption produced an ash plume reaching a height of 8.6 km.
- The ash plume is spreading in a westerly direction across the peninsula.
- An orange aviation hazard code has been issued for the volcano.
- Ashfall is possible in the Tigilsky Municipal District.
- The Shiveluch volcano is one of the most active volcanoes on the Kamchatka Peninsula.
- The volcano is located in the Koryaksky District of Kamchatka Krai.
Points of divergence
- The ash plume reached a height of 11 km above sea level. — vesti
- The eruption occurred at 21:27 local time on September 27 (12:27 MSK). — komersant
- The eruption occurred on Saturday morning, September 26. — interfax
- The eruption is accompanied by strong gas-and-steam activity. — komersant
- The Shiveluch volcano is the northernmost active volcano on Kamchatka. — interfax
- Two villages were covered in ash in late July due to previous eruptions. — komersant
- Ashfall occurred in the villages of Klyuchi, Kozirevsk, Lazo, and Taizhny. — interfax
Coverage (5 sources)
- Vulkan Shiveluch on Kamchatka ejected ash — Вести
- Vulkan Shiveluch on Kamchatka ejected a plume of ash to a height of 8.6 km — Коммерсантъ
- Kamchatka volcano Shiveluch ejected ash column to height of 8.6 km — Интерфакс
- Ash fall recorded on Kamchatka — Вести
- Kamchatka volcano Shiveluch ejected ash to a height of 12 km — Вести