The Krasheninnikov volcano’s first eruption in centuries is believed to have been triggered in part by the massive earthquake a few earlier.

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.

The Krasheninnikov volcano, located less than 150 miles away from the epicenter of Russia’s July 29 earthquake, began erupting on August 3