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Activity of the Chikurachki volcano (North Kuriles) continues. This true-color MODIS image shows the ash fall of recent explosions by the volcano. Chikurachki volcano began erupting on January 25, 2002. It is a stratovolcano (summit elevation 1,816 m) that last erupted in 1986.
Image courtesy Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA GSFC.
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