The Klyuchevskoy Sopka volcano on Russia's Kamchatka peninsula erupted on Wednesday, sending dramatic plumes of ash and lava skyward. The eruption followed a powerful earthquake off Russia's far eastern coast.

After one of the most powerful earthquakes in modern history, the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano began to erupt in Kamchatka.According to the Kamchatka branch of

A massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Pacific coast, sparking tsunami warnings and evacuations of coastal areas in Hawaii and alerts along the U.S. West Coast. In Russia, a camera captured the eruption of the Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano -- the highest mountain in the region -- sending hot lava down its western slope.