The Shiveluch volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted violently, sending smoke and ash 20km into the sky and causing 8cm (so far) of ash to fall on surrounding communities. The eruption continues Tuesday morning US Time, and the ash cloud is 400 x 250km in size, spreading west.
Video of the eruption is posted on social media:
Woahhhhhh!!!!
— Volcaholic 🇰🇪 🇬🇧 🌋 (@volcaholic1) April 10, 2023
Shiveluch eruption.
Incredible!!!
Video: Dmitri Levin #shiveluch #kamchatka #russia pic.twitter.com/pzPjr8TbLd
A thick layer of volcanic ash has already begun to fall on surrounding communities, with eight centimeters (8cm) on top of snow pack, so far:
According to satellite data on April 11 at 08:30am (Kamchatka time) the height of the ash cloud over the Shiveluch volcano reaches a height of 20 km above sea level, the plume spreads to the West, the size of the plume cloud is ~ 400 by 250 km. The ash is already wreaking havoc:
The Kamchatka Peninsula is in Russia's far east, near Alaska, USA, as shown on the scalable map below:
Residents from many nearby communities are posting pictures and videos of the disaster:
Пепловое облако простирается на 500 км к северо-западу от Шивелуча и продолжает распространяться.
— Тайга.инфо (@taygainfo) April 11, 2023
Это крупнейший пеплопад за 60 лет. Слой пепла в Ключах уже 8,5 смhttps://t.co/Slv23UaQcv pic.twitter.com/yKn1MrrpKM
