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.

People watch Klyuchevskoy volcano eruption on Russia's far eastern Kamchatka peninsula on March 16, 2021. Maxim Fesyunov/AFP via Getty Images

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.”