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On Saturday, August 17, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck the Kamchatka Peninsula, followed by an eruption of the Shiveluch volcano, according to Sky News. According to seismic services, the tremors were recorded 80 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a depth of 51 kilometers. A tsunami warning was issued for some coastal areas of Russia. The tremors were felt 108 kilometers from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. Soon after, an eruption of the Shiveluch volcano began in Ust-Kamchatsk, with ash being ejected up to 9 kilometers high. The volcano has been assigned an orange aviation color code, i…

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