Indonesia's Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active volcanoes, erupted on Tuesday, spewing lava more than two kilometres from the crater.
Dramatic images of lava pouring from the volcano's smoking crater were published by the government-run Merapi Volcano Observatory.
Dozens of small tremors related to Merapi's eruption were recorded on Tuesday, according to the Centre for Research and Development of Geological Disaster Technology (BPPTKG), a government agency that monitors the volcano.
"Merapi's activity slightly increased over the last few days... but these kinds of increases often occur in Merapi," said BPPTKG head Agus Budi Santoso.
Clear weather meant people could easily see the eruption pouring from the volcano, he said.
Merapi, which sits just 28 kilometres (17 miles) north of the provincial capital Yogyakarta, is closely monitored by the agency.
Authorities implemented a restriction zone of seven kilometres (four miles) in 2022 following a risk assessment for the surrounding villages.
Lava from Merapi's eruption on Tuesday fell well within that zone, Santoso said.
Merapi's alert level, which has been kept at the second-highest mark since 2020 following increased volcanic activity, has remained unchanged, Santoso said.
The volcano's last major eruption in 2010 killed more than 300 people and forced the evacuation of some 280,000 residents.
It was Merapi's most powerful eruption since 1930, when about 1,300 people were killed.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Girls Sexually Abused At Fake NCC Camp In Tamil Nadu, Principal, Teachers Arrested
74-Year-Old Woman Killed By 13 Foot Python In Indonesia Discovery Of Tiny Arm Bone Sheds Light On Mysterious ''Hobbit'' Humans Drunk Man In Indonesia Stabs Friend To Death For Not Answering Chicken-Egg Riddle Indian Airports, Borders On Alert As Global Mpox Cases Rise: 10 Points "My Intention Was To...": Sudha Murty Clarifies Raksha Bandhan Post Finances Of Kolkata Hospital During Ex-Principal's Tenure Under Scanner US Intelligence Officials Say Iran Responsible For Trump Campaign Hack Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan Applies To Be Oxford Chancellor From Jail LIVE: Democratic Convention Begins, Kamala Harris To Accept Nomination Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.