Stunning footage has captured the moment a volcano in Russia dramatically erupted for the first time in 600 years.
The Krasheninnikov Volcano erupted overnight in the Kamchatka Peninsula, which was the epicentre of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake that triggered tsunami warnings for Japan, part of the US and the Philippines on Wednesday.
During the blast - the first in recorded history - the volcano spewed an ash plume of 29,000ft into the sky.
Pilots circling the area were warned of flight dangers with a red aviation alert following the eruption in eastern Russia.
'This is the first historically confirmed eruption of Krasheninnikov Volcano in 600 years,' Russian state news agency RIA cited Olga Girina, head of the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team, as saying.
