Plumes of ash and gas rose up to 6 kilometers (3.7 miles) above the Krasheninnikov volcano in Russia's far east.

Krasheninnikov volcano has erupted on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. This is the second volcano to erupt in the region following the magnitude 8.8 megaquake on July 30.

A volcano in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted for what scientists say is the first time in hundreds of years. The volcano sent ash nearly 4 miles into the sky and the plume is spreading eastward toward the Pacific Ocean.