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

Klyuchevskoi, Krasheninnikov, Avachinsky and others have all woken up following the 8.8 magnitude quake, the strongest in the region since 1952. The scientists of the Volcanology and Seismology Institute of Russia's Academy of Science said it was the first time the mass awakening had happened for the first time in 300 years.