The Krasheninnikov volcano, located less than 150 miles away from the epicenter of Russia’s July 29 earthquake, began erupting on August 3

The Krasheninnikov Volcano has erupted in Russia after nearly 500 years of inactivity. NBC News’ Priya Sridhar explains the eruption, which occurred just days after a powerful magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit the region.

Russia's remote Krasheninnikov volcano, dormant for roughly 600 years, erupted overnight in Kamchatka peninsula in the country's far east, just days after a powerful 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region.