Shiveluch Volcano In Russia's Kamchatka Territory Throws Ash At 3 Miles - Seismologists

Sumaira FH Published March 11, 2019 | 07:00 AM

The Shiveluch volcano, located in Russia's Kamchatka Territory, belched a column of ash 4.7 kilometers (3 miles) above sea level into the sky on Monday, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said

VLADIVOSTOK (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 11th March, 2019) The Shiveluch volcano, located in Russia's Kamchatka Territory, belched a column of ash 4.7 kilometers (3 miles) above sea level into the sky on Monday, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said.

"According to video and satellite data, an ash plume on the height 4.5-4.

7 km a.s.l. continues to drift to the south-east from the volcano ... According to video and satellite data, an ash plume on the height 4.5-4.7 km a.s.l. continues to drift to the south-east from the volcano," the KVERT statement reads.

Shiveluch is the northernmost active volcano in Kamchatka. The volcano has been active since November 2018.