“The ash plume has spread over 120 km northwest of Shiveluch,” Interfax quoted the message as saying.
An “orange” hazard code for aviation is set for the volcano.
The GU EMERCOM for the region said that no ashfalls were recorded in the settlements of Kamchatka.
Earlier, the Karymsky volcano in Kamchatka threw a column of ash to a height of 4.5 km.