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Perri Thaler

Russian volcano explodes in 'powerful' eruption, likely intensified by 8.8 magnitude earthquake

A volcano erupts against a night sky.

Klyuchevskoy volcano in eastern Russia began erupting shortly after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks shook the same area.

"A descent of hot lava is observed on the western slope," the Geophysical Center of the Russian Academy of Sciences said in a translated post on the messaging app Telegram Wednesday (July 30).

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