JAKARTA, 6th June, 2024 (WAM) -- Indonesia's Mount Ibu volcano erupted again on Thursday, firing bright red lava and rocks into the night sky and triggering a display of volcanic lightning, the country's volcanology agency PVMBG said.
According to Reuters, the 1,325 metre-high (4,347 ft) volcano on the eastern island of Halmahera erupted twice on Thursday.
The first eruption was at 1:30 am local time, spewing incandescent lava and rocks as lightning flashes lit up its crater, PVMBG footage showed. The second eruption was at 7:46 am local time for two minutes, shooting volcanic ash as high as 1,200m (4,000 feet).
"The alert status of the volcano is still level four or the highest," Heruningtyas Desi Purnamasari, an official at PVMBG, said. The agency banned any activities within 7 km (4 miles) of the crater.
Indonesia sits on the geologically active Pacific "Ring of Fire" and has 127 active volcanoes.