The highest volcano in Eurasia has erupted on Wednesday, July 30, according to the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti.
The eruption followed a strong 8.8 magnitude Pacific earthquake on July 29, which struck the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia’s far east. The quake triggered a tsunami reaching up to four meters (13 feet) along the coast, causing damage to buildings and prompting evacuation alerts both in the region and along much of Japan’s eastern coastline.
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