Kamchatka Peninsula

Russian trawler with crew of 132 sinks, at least 43 killed

A Russian freezer trawler with a crew of 132 sank in the Sea of Okhotsk off of the Kamchatka Peninsula and at least 43 crew members were killed.

Shiveluch volcano in Russia spews ash up to 10 km height

The plume from the giant mountain moves towards south-east towards the Kamchatka Peninsula, the local branch of Russia's emergency situations ministry told Itar-tass. The ash cloud poses no hazard to nearby populated localities, the source said.

Magnitude 6.3 quake causes no damage in Russia

Russia's Emergency Situations Ministry says that a magnitude 6.3 earthquake in the Pacific off the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has caused no casualties or damage.