Jakarta, May 8 -- Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island, North Maluku, experienced an eruption on Wednesday at 1:58 a.m. local time, spewing ash nearly 2,000 meters above its peak, the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) stated.

Based on reports on the Magma Indonesia page, the ash column was observed to be gray to black in color with thick intensity towards the east and southeast.

The eruption was recorded on a seismograph, with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm for 127 seconds.

People around the mountain, including tourists, are advised to not conduct activities within a 2 km radius and a sectoral extension of up to 3.5 km towards the crater in the northern part of the active crater.

People engaging in outdoor activ...