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.

Both incidents could be connected to the huge earthquake that rocked Russia's Far East last week, that triggered tsunami warnings as far away as French Polynesia and Chile, and was followed by an eruption of Klyuchevskoy, the most active volcano on the Kamchatka Peninsula.