The eruption, which began at 12:37 a.m. local time, lasted more than three minutes, an official at a checkpoint near the volcano in the northern Moluccas said.
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– 2024-04-29 02:00:34″>Ibu volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted today, spewing a plume of ash up to 3.5 kilometers above the crater, authorities said. The explosion, which began at 00:37 local time hour, lasted more than three minutes, said an official at a checkpoint near the volcano in the northern Moluccas.
“We ask residents and tourists near the Ibu volcano not to carry out activities within a radius of two kilometers (around the crater)“, the official added.
The alert level announced after the eruption of the volcano at altitude 1325 meters remains second on a four-point scale. No evacuation was ordered after the explosion. However, authorities urged people to wear masks and goggles when going outside to protect themselves from the volcanic ash.
The Indonesian archipelago is located in the “Ring of Fire” of the Pacific, an area of intense volcanic activity. In the middle of the month, the Rwang volcano in the north of the country also erupted and thousands of locals were evacuated. And Manado International Airport, located more than 100 kilometers from this crater, remained closed for several days.