Klyuchevskoy Volcano in Russia Starts Erupting After Earthquake

Located around 280 miles north of the regional capital, Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Klyuchevskoy is one of the highest volcanoes in the world.

The Klyuchevskoy volcano erupts on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula on July 30, 2025, in a still from video. Courtesy of Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences via Reuters/Screenshot via The Epoch Times

MOSCOW—The Klyuchevskoy volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula began erupting after Wednesday’s powerful earthquake in the Pacific, a geological monitoring service said.

In a statement posted on Telegram, the Russian Academy of Sciences’ United Geophysical Service said: “A descent of burning hot lava is observed on the western slope. Powerful glow above the volcano, explosions.”