The eruption that occurred during the eruption of Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka destroyed its dome, resulting in the formation of a new giant crater. It has been reported DEA News With reference to the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
“Most of the construction of the active dome has been demolished. A huge crater with a diameter of more than one kilometer formed … The strongest fumarole activity associated with degassing is observed in the crater, ”explained volcanologist Yuri Demyanchuk.
Earlier, Aleksey Sobisevich, head of the Laboratory for Fundamental Problems of Ecological Geophysics and Volcanology at IPE RAS, said that an ash cloud from the Shiveluch volcano in Kamchatka rose 10 km into the atmosphere, but this is not the maximum possible height. ash column from an explosion.
The volcano began to erupt on April 11. During this time, several ash emissions occurred – clouds rose to a height of 8 to 10 km. The explosion is coded in red. This means that strong earthquakes are recorded at remote stations and the height of ash emissions is more than 8 km above sea level.