A massive volcano has erupted in Russia's far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula region for the first time in centuries, just days after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake rocked the area. The Krasheninnikov Volcano began erupting early Sunday morning local time, according to a post from the Kronotsky Nature Reserve, where it's located.

A volcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula has erupted for the first time in hundreds of years. The Krasheninnikov volcano sent ash six kilometers into the sky, according to the Kronotsky Reserve, where the volcano is located.