Alaska scientists are watching a massive volcanic eruption on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, and, so far, it does not appear to be sending ash to mainland parts of the state.

IRKUTSK, August 11. /TASS/. The Baikal-Alaska historical-geographical expedition, repeating the route of Siberian merchants, made a stop at Kamchatka, and in 2018 it will continue the extreme trip ...

An earthquake measuring at 6.6 magnitude struck near the Aleutian archipelago off the west coast of the U.S. state of Alaska and east of Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, seismologists say.