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A massive 8.8 magnitude Russian earthquake triggered a rash of volcanic action.

Russian seismologists report seven volcanoes on Kamchatka Peninsula showing activity.

One volcano just erupted for the first time in 600 years.

A massive earthquake that struck near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula last week — one of the largest on record — has triggered eruptions and other activity in seven volcanoes in the region, according to a Russian seismology group.

The 8.8 magnitude temblor caused the peninsula to shift nearly six feet to the south and triggered activity in a chain of volcanoes, some of which have lain dormant for hundreds of years.

The Krasheninnikov Volcano saw lava flow in the last week for the first time in nearly 600 years, according to a report from ABC News , and h

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