Largest active volcano in the northern hemisphere began erupting on Wednesday afternoon following the huge earthquake in Russia's far east.

The overnight eruption of the Krasheninnikov Volcano in Kamchatka, its first in 600 years, may be connected to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia’s Far East last week, Russia’s RIA state news agency and scientists reported on Sunday.

Russia's Klyuchevskoy volcano, the largest active one in the northern hemisphere, erupted on Wednesday following a significant earthquake off the country's eastern coast. Lava is flowing down the western slope,