Activity of the Chikurachki volcano (North Kuriles) continues. This true-color MODIS image shows the ash fall of recent explosions by the volcano. Chikurachki volcano began erupting on January 25, 2002. It is a stratovolcano (summit elevation 1,816 m) that last erupted in 1986.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
Chikurachki volcano located on Paramushir Island in the North Kuriles began erupting on January 25, 2002.
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