Shiveluch volcano ejected ash to an altitude of 10.5 km

Shiveluch volcano ejected ash to an altitude of 10.5 km.

Consensus

The Shiveluch volcano on Kamchatka experienced an ash eruption.
The ash plume reached a height of approximately 10.5 km above sea level.
Satellite data was used to monitor the eruption and ash cloud.
The aviation hazard code for the volcano was raised to red.
The eruption is ongoing and may produce further ash explosions up to 12 km high.
The ash cloud spread 145 km to the east-southeast from the volcano.

The eruption occurred between 07:17 and 07:32 on July 18 local time (22:17–22:32 on July 17 Moscow time). — vesti
The eruption occurred on July 14 in the evening (local time), with the ash plume reaching up to 10.5 km. — interfax
The eruption occurred on July 14 at 17:25 local time (08:25 Moscow time). — m24
The ash plume reached 12,000 meters above sea level based on satellite data. — vesti
The ash plume moved 145 km to the east-south-east from the volcano. — interfax
The ash cloud spread in the north, northeast, and west directions. — m24
A lava block is forming in the northern part of the dome, which may trigger new explosions up to 12 km. — m24
The eruption is continuing and may produce ash explosions up to 12 km. — interfax
Residents and tourists were advised to stay at least 5 km from the crater. — m24
Shiveluch is the northernmost active volcano on Kamchatka, located 45 km from the village of Klyuchi, home to about 5,000 people. — interfax
Shiveluch is one of the largest volcanoes on Kamchatka and is estimated to be 60–70 thousand years old. — m24
Specialists recorded at least 9 new eruptions at the Semeru volcano in East Java, Indonesia, with ash reaching 1.2 km altitude (4,876 m above sea level). — m24