15 Earthquakes Occur in Shiveluch Volcano Vicinity in One Day
Russia’s Shiveluch volcano.InternationalIndiaAfricaShiveluch, located in central Kamchatka, east Russia, and only 450 kilometers from the city of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, is one of the world’s top volcanoes. Eastern Kamchatka was hit by 15 tremors in 24 hours, according to data provided by the geophysical service of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The strongest tremor measured 4.2 and took place 80 to 90 kilometers from the village of Ust-Kamchatsk.
RussiaShiveluch Volcano in Russia’s Kamchatka Erupts10 April, 22:04 GMTThe last tremor was registered at 16:41 local time (04:41GMT) on April 29 at a depth of 3.9 kilometers.According to the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the inhabitants of the peninsula did not contact the operational services.Shiveluch is one of the world’s biggest and most active volcanoes, with regular eruptions. The latest began more than two weeks ago with an ash cloud covering several villages in the east of the peninsula. Some hamlets experienced the strongest ash fall in 60 years.