Among the active volcanic eruptions was the Krasheninnikov volcano, a previously at least 400-year-dormant volcano.

Largest active volcano in the northern hemisphere began erupting on Wednesday afternoon following the huge earthquake in Russia's far east.

Just last week, one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history struck Kamchatka, Russia on July 29, triggering tsunami warnings as far as the West coast of the United States. "At 11:24am local time,