MOSCOW, November 20. /TASS/. The highest active volcano in Eurasia, Klyuchevskoy, has begun to erupt in Kamchatka, the press service of the Far Eastern District’s Institute of Volcanology said on Sunday.
Magma ejection with a frequency of up to 10 explosions per hour has been recorded and lava flows are expected, it said in a release. "The summit eruption of Eurasia's highest volcano, Klyuchevskoy, has begun in Kamchatka. Scientists expect lava and mud streams to flow down the rivers in the volcano's area," the press service said.
The eruption began at the top of the crater. Due to the depth of the volcano - about 200 meters - only isolated eruptions are visible. Scientists warn that the intensity of the eruption will increase. The director of the institute at the Russian Academy of Sciences, Alexey Ozerov, specified that eruptions of Klyuchevskoy Volcano may last from several weeks to a year.
Klyuchevskoy with its height of 4,800 meters is the highest active volcano in Eurasia. Its age is estimated at 7,000 years. The last summit eruption was from early October 2020 to February 8, 2021.