The volcano erupted for about two minutes, a PVMB official said.
Jakarta:
Indonesia’s Mount Ibu volcano erupted on Tuesday, spewing thick columns of gray ash five kilometers into the air, the volcanology agency said, but there were no immediate reports of evacuations.
The volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted at 5:36 a.m. for about two minutes, said Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari, an official at the PVMB agency, with all activities banned within a seven-kilometer (4.4-mile) radius of the crater.
“The volcano has been active recently because there is an intense movement of magma,” said Heruningtyas, adding that its alert status was at the highest level, where it has been since May 16.
Gray ash clouds rose into the sky from the crater in video footage provided by the PVMB agency, following a smaller eruption on Monday.
They are the latest in a series since May that has seen authorities evacuate seven nearby villages, although Tuesday’s incident did not force any new evacuations, disaster agency BNPB said.
Indonesia encompasses the so-called “Pacific Ring of Fire,” an area of high seismic activity where multiple tectonic plates meet.
Last month, the eruption of the Ruang volcano in North Celebes spewed incandescent lava, forcing the evacuation of more than 12,000 people.
More than 60 people died after flash floods and cold lava flows from Mount Marapi, one of the most active volcanoes in West Sumatra province, flooded several nearby districts following torrential rains on May 11.
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