Steam rising from Far East Russia's Karymsky volcano.
Far East Russia’s Karymsky volcano produced nearly 100 tremors within a single day, ejecting toxic ash and other volcanic debris high into the sky above the Kamchatka Peninsula.
The Kamchatka Branch of the Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences told reporters that no fresh lava or volcanic “bombs” had been observed despite the mountain’s rumblings.
Karymsky has erupted 29 times since its first historic eruption in 1771, with most of the eruptions being moderate in size and strength.
Much of its distinctive cone is mantled by lava flows that are less than 200 years old.
The volcano is the most active on Kamchatka's eastern volcanic zone.
Photo: Alexander Belousov
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