The eruption of a volcano in Russia's Kamchatka peninsula may be linked to a massive earthquake last week, experts say.

Russia's Ministry for Emergency Services lifted a tsunami warning for the Kamchatka Peninsula on Sunday (Aug 3) after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit the nearby Kuril Islands. The ministry had said earlier on the Telegram messaging app that expected wave heights were low,

Russia’s Krasheninnikov Volcano erupted for the first time in recorded history, sending ash 6 km high. No settlements are threatened. The eruption follows a recent major earthquake in Kamchatka.