Shiveluch volcano on Kamchatka emits ash column 6 km high
Version 2: A third national outlet, RIA Novosti, has now reported the same 6 km ash height, but no new details on ash fall, warnings or impact have emerged.
In short
The Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula emitted an ash column to a height of 6 km above sea level on Monday morning, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as reported by Interfax, TASS and RIA Novosti. The volcano lies 45 km from the settlement of Klyuchi in the Ust-Kamchatsky district, where about 5,000 people live. The documents give no information on ash fall, aviation warnings or any risk to residents.
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The Shiveluch volcano on the Kamchatka peninsula emitted an ash column to a height of 6 km above sea level on Monday morning, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as reported by Interfax. Interfax said the height of the emission could be judged from video data. TASS and RIA Novosti each reported the same ash height of 6 km in brief items published shortly afterwards. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Interfax described Shiveluch as Kamchatka’s northernmost active volcano and one of the largest volcanic structures on the peninsula. It lies 45 km from the settlement of Klyuchi in the Ust-Kamchatsky district, where about 5,000 people live, the outlet said. [ 1 ]
Activity at the volcano increased in May 2009, Interfax reported, and a fissure about 30 m deep cut the volcano’s dome as a result. [ 1 ]
None of the three documents said whether ash fell on nearby settlements, whether aviation warnings were issued, or whether the emission posed any risk to the residents of Klyuchi. The reports were published early on Monday local time: Interfax at 02:34, TASS at 02:38 and RIA Novosti at 02:55. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
Why it matters
Shiveluch is described by Interfax as one of the largest volcanic structures on Kamchatka and Kamchatka’s northernmost active volcano, sitting 45 km from a settlement of about 5,000 people, so its emissions are monitored by the regional geophysical service. Beyond the reported ash height, the documents describe no impact on the nearby settlement or on aviation.
Key facts
- The Shiveluch volcano on Kamchatka emitted an ash column to a height of 6 km above sea level, according to the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences, as reported by Interfax and matched in the headlines of TASS and RIA Novosti. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Interfax said the emission occurred on Monday morning local time and that the height of the column could be judged from video data. [ 1 ]
- Interfax describes Shiveluch as Kamchatka’s northernmost active volcano and one of the largest volcanic structures on the peninsula. [ 1 ]
- The volcano is 45 km from the settlement of Klyuchi in the Ust-Kamchatsky district, where about 5,000 people live, Interfax reported. [ 1 ]
- Activity at Shiveluch increased in May 2009, when a fissure about 30 m deep cut the volcano’s dome, according to Interfax. [ 1 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the ash emission posed any risk to the roughly 5,000 residents of Klyuchi, 45 km away, or to aviation. No document reports ash fall, aviation warnings or any impact on people or flights; they say nothing about it.
- How long the emission lasted and whether further emissions are expected. The documents describe the ash column but give no information on duration or outlook.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Interfax reports that Shiveluch emitted an ash column to 6 km above sea level on Monday morning, citing the Kamchatka branch of the Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences. [ 1 ]
- TASS reports the same ash emission, to a height of up to 6 km. [ 2 ]
- RIA Novosti reports that the volcano on Kamchatka emitted ash to a height of 6 km. [ 3 ]