Two Kamchatka volcanoes continue to spew ash, hot lava
14:40, 3 July 2010
PETROPAVLOVSK-KAMCHATSKY. July 3. KAZINFORM Two active volcanoes on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula are currently spewing plumes of ash at a height of up to 8 kilometers (5 miles), Russian scientists reported on Saturday; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
The 3,283-meter (10,771-foot) Shiveluch volcano increased its volcanic activity in May 2009 and periodically spews ash from three to eight kilometers (1.9-5 miles).
"Visual monitoring of the volcano is limited, but seismological data suggests that some of the quakes are accompanied by gas and ash eruptions to about 8 kilometers and lava spillage," a source in the regional branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Geophysical Service told RIA Novosti.
The 1,486-meter (4,875-foot) Karymsky is the most active volcano of Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone. Its activity increased dramatically in 1996 and continues with periodic eruptions until the present; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru for full version.