The Ebeko volcano on the Kuril Islands spewed ash to a height of 1.4 km. This was reported by the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Sakhalin region on November 13.
“At the Ebeko volcano (1,156 m high, located 7 km from the city of Severo-Kurilsk, in the northern part of the Vernadsky mountain range), an emission of ash occurred at a height of 1.4 km above the sea level. The plume extended northwards for a distance of more than 5 km.” — reported the department’s press service.
It is clarified that in the city of Severo-Kurilsk no ash fall or smell of hydrogen sulfide was observed. There were no calls or complaints from the population.
The regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations added that there are no air routes in the volcano area and there are no registered tourist groups in the vicinity of Ebeko.
