Earthquake in Russia: 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits Russia, Shiveluch volcano erupts in Kamchatka region; lava starts flowing
The European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said that a 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the eastern coast of Russia's Kamchatka region at a depth of 51 km (32 miles). After the earthquake, Russia's Shiveluch volcano erupted in the Kamchatka region. The eruption of Shiveluch volcano has started. A cloud of ash from the volcano is rising eight kilometers above the sea level.
The Weekly Mail Post 
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck off the east coast of Russia's Kamchatka region at a depth of 51 km (32 miles), the European Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) said.
Russia's Shiveluch volcano in the Kamchatka region erupted after a magnitude seven earthquake struck off the country's east coast, local media reported on Sunday.
Volcano begins spewing lava
The volcano has started spewing ash and lava, the state-owned TASS news agency reported, citing the Institute of Volcanology and Seismology of the Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
The report quoted scientists as saying that the Shiveluch volcano has begun to erupt, according to visual assessment, the ash plume is rising eight kilometers above the sea level
Tsunami warning was issued
Earlier, the US National Tsunami Warning Center said the earthquake posed a tsunami threat. But the Kamchatka branch of Russia's Emergency Ministry said there was no tsunami threat.
