18 August 05:39
A magnitude 7 earthquake triggered the eruption of Russia's Shiveluch volcano, resulting in an 8km (5mi) ash plume.
Gabriel Dumitrache
International
Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences / AP / Profimedia
The quake occurred in the Bering Sea, about 90 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, but caused no major damage. It was followed by the eruption of Shiveluch volcano, one of the largest volcanoes in Kamchatka. No injuries were reported and the authorities have not issued a tsunami alert.
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