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Shiveluch volcano erupts after 7.0 magnitude earthquake strikes off eastern Russ
Updated On: 18 August, 2024 09:30 AM IST | Moscow | ANI
The report said that the volcano had released a gush of lava. No reports of injuries have been made, Russian authorities said
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Shiveluch volcano in Russia erupted after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake that struck off the eastern coast of the country, CNN reported, citing TASS. As per the visual evaluations, the ash column is rising as high as 8 kilometres above the sea level, CNN reported, citing TASS. The report said that the volcano had released a gush of lava. No reports of injuries have been made.
Shiveluch volcano is located around 280 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, a coastal city that has a population of about 181,000 that lies in Russia`s Kamchatka. The US Geological Survey (USGS) said that the earthquake`s epicentre was about 55 miles from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and had a depth of about 30 miles.
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