NISAR satellite captures time-lapse of Krasheninnikov eruption

The NASA-ISRO NISAR mission is tracking the eruption of the Krasheninnikov volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, its first in nearly five centuries, triggered after an 8.8-magnitude earthquake on July 30, 2025. Radar imagery shows lava flowing eastward from the northern crater.

• First eruption in nearly 500 years followed an 8.8-magnitude earthquake
• The quake struck in the ocean near Kamchatka on July 30, 2025
• NISAR tracks lava and debris flowing eastward from the crater
• The NASA-ISRO mission monitors landscape changes by radar