Russia’s Krasheninnikov volcano erupted for the first time in centuries on August 3, sending ash and gas nearly four miles into the atmosphere—less than 150 miles away from the epicenter of the magnitude 8.

A volcano on Russia's eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted overnight into Sunday for what scientists said is the first time in hundreds of years, days after a massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake.

A rare and powerful geological event just shook Russia's Far East. The Krasheninnikov volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in 600 years, triggered by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake near the Kuril Islands.