On January 1, 1996, a eruption took place at the north end of Karymsky Lake about 3 miles away from Karymsky volcano. During the initial stage of the eruption the ash plume reached 23,000 ft. above sea level.
On January 3 activity had created a new crater. A thick black ash plume has been observed erupting explosively from the new crater. The plume has reached up to altitudes of 18,000 ft. above sea level. A
Karymsky has erupted over 20 times in the past 200 years. Periods of seismic unrest have occurred several times in the past 12 months and the volcano emits a continuous steam plume. The volcano is capable of explosive eruptions which can send ash to over 33,000 ft. above sea level. The volcano is located in a remote part of the Kamchatka Peninsula. No towns or villages are threatened by the volcano.
Additional information is posted on the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
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