The eruption of a volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula may be linked to a massive earthquake last week, experts say.

The Kamchatka branch of Russia’s ministry for emergency services said an ash plume was recorded rising up 5-6 kilometres following the volcano’s eruption, and drifted 75 kilometres eastward.View on eu

The eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano on Sunday in Russia’s Far East came after a series of seismic events this past week on the Kamchatka peninsula.