Indonesian volcano erupts 5,000 meters

This morning, the Sinabung volcano in Indonesia spewed ash dust with a height of 5,000 meters, the most powerful eruption in the past 400 years.

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AFP said that people about 8 km away from Sinabung volcano still felt its shaking.

Sinabung volcano has erupted four times since its return. (Photo: AFP).

On August 29, Sinabung volcano in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, erupted for the first time since 1600, leaving more than 30,000 people evacuated. It operated for the second time on August 30, creating a 2,000 m high ash column. On September 3, Sinabung erupted for the third time and the height of the ash column increased to 3,000 m. The fourth activity happened yesterday.

Scientists fear that Sinabung's current activity is a sign of a terrible eruption in the next few weeks or months.

Indonesia, the world's largest archipelago, lies on the Pacific Ring of Fire. It is an area of ​​frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions surrounding the Pacific basin.