Russian Volcano Erupts Days after Nearby Magnitude 8.8 Earthquake. Here’s What We Know

A massive column of ash erupts from the Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia's eastern Kamchatka region, marking its first eruption since 1550, according to the Smithsonian Institution's Global Volcanism Program, on August 3, 2025. The eruption comes just days after one of the most powerful earthquakes ever recorded in the region. The Krasheninnikov volcano, located less than 150 miles away from the epicenter of Russia’s July 29 earthquake, began erupting I agree my information will be processed in accordance with the Scientific American and Springer Nature Limited Privacy Policy Russia’s Krasheninnikov...