The Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka threw ash to a height of six kilometers

Federal Research Center: in Kamchatka, the Shiveluch volcano threw ash to a height of 6 kilometers

© Photo from the camera of the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center Unified Geosciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences Ash emission on the Shiveluch volcano

Ash emission on Shiveluch volcano. Archive photo

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On Monday morning, the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka threw ash to a height of about six kilometers above sea level.

The event was recorded by cameras of the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

P.-KAMCHATSKY, October 5 – RIA Novosti. On Monday morning, the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka threw ash to a height of about six kilometers above sea level; cameras of the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences recorded the event, the service reported.

“10.47 October 5, 2026 (1.47 Moscow time - ed.). Ash emission on the Shiveluch volcano to an altitude of about 6000 meters above sea level. Video from the camera of the Kamchatka branch of the Federal Research Center of the Unified State Geosciences of the Russian Academy of Sciences," scientists wrote on the Max platform.

Shiveluch is one of the most active volcanoes in Kamchatka. Its absolute height is 3283 meters, the height of the lava dome is about 2500 meters. The volcano is located in the north of the Kamchatka Peninsula within the Eastern Range. It is the northernmost active volcano in the region. It is located 47 kilometers from the nearest village of Klyuchi and 440 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.