Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts, spewing ash clouds

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STORY: ::Video shows Indonesia's Ibu volcano erupting, spewing thick ash columns into the sky

:: PVMBG

:: May 13, 2024

:: North Maluku Province, Indonesia

The volcano erupted at 9.12 a.m. (0012 GMT) for about five minutes, projecting ash into the sky as high as 5 km (3.1 miles), officials said. A smaller eruption was also recorded at the volcano on Friday (May 10).

The alert status of the volcano remains unchanged at the second-highest level, Hendra Gunawan, head of the country's Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation Center (PVMBG) said in a statement.

No evacuation of residents has been reported so far.