The Russian volcano broke out for the first time for centuries

A volcano in the extreme oriental of Russia broke out for the first time in more than 500 years, which, according to experts, can be linked to the massive earthquake last week.

The Krasheninikov volcano in Kamchatka threw an ash plume up to six kilometers (3.7 miles) high during the night. There is no threat to the populated areas, said the Russian emergency ministry.

A few hours later, another major earthquake in Russia led to tsunami warnings in three areas of the peninsula.

The two events can be linked to an earthquake of massive magnitude of 8.8 which struck a similar area last week, which caused Tsunami warnings as far as French Polynesia and Chile.

Russian experts had warned significant replicas for several weeks after Wednesday’s earthquake – which was one of the strongest ever recorded and saw millions of people evacuating.

The 7.0 Sunday magnitude earthquake struck the Kuril Islands and could lead to waves up to 18 cm (7 inches), the Russian emergency ministry reported.

He said people in three kamchatka areas “should always move away from the shore”, despite the low height of the waves.

Krasheninnikov’s last recorded eruption took place in the 15th century, according to the head of the Kamchatka volcanic eruption intervention team.

Olga Girina also said that it could be linked to the Earthquake of magnitude 8.8 previous, according to the Russian news agency RIA.

The Kamchatka peninsula is distant but lies in the “Pacific Ring of Fire” – so called due to the high number of earthquakes and volcanoes that occur here.