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The Kamchatka Peninsula, the northwestern edge of the Pacific Ring of Fire, is one of the most volcanically active regions on Earth. At least 114 Kamchatkan volcanoes have erupted in the past 12,000 years. A handful of these volcanoes is erupting currently.
A NASA satellite detected heat signatures from 3 of the 5 active volcanoes on the Russian Peninsula.
Published Jul 5, 2013
Four of the volcanoes erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula are visible in one satellite image.
Published Apr 11, 2013
Several Kamchatkan Volcanoes, including Shiveluch, Kizimen, and one or both of Klyuchevskaya and Bezymianny show signs of activity.
Published Jul 13, 2012
Four volcanoes were erupting on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula in early April 2010.
Published Apr 5, 2010