The Shiveluch volcano on Russia’s Far Eastern Kamchatka Peninsula has spewed ash to an altitude of nine kilometers above sea level, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said. "According to seismic data, an ash plume from the Shiveluch volcano rose to an altitude of 9,000 meters above sea level," it wrote on messaging app Max. Shiveluch is the northernmost active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The highest point of its active part, called Young Shiveluch, is 2,500 meters above sea level, the diameter of the crater is 1.5 kilometers. Young Shiveluch has been active since September 1980.