(MENAFN) Mount Semeru in Indonesia erupted once more on Wednesday, releasing a dense column of smoke and ash soaring approximately 700 meters (2,300 feet) above its summit in East Java’s Lumajang Regency, officials reported.

The volcanic event took place at 10:08 a.m. local time (0308 GMT), with the ash plume reaching an estimated height of 4,376 meters (14,360 feet) above sea level, according to a statement cited by a local news agency.

Mount Semeru Observation Post officer Mukdas Sofian described the ash column as white to gray in color, intensely thick, and drifting toward the north and northeast.

Seismic monitoring devices detected the eruption registering a peak amplitude of 22 millimeters, lasting for a total of 167 seconds.

Earlier that same morning, the volcano had already emitted a smaller ash plume, rising about 600 meters (1,970 feet) above the summit in a separate eruption.

Standing at 3,676 meters (12,060 feet) above sea level, Semeru ranks among Indonesia’s most active volcanoes with a long record of eruptions, some deadly.

Indonesia, part of the Pacific “Ring of Fire,” frequently experiences seismic events and is home to over 120 active volcanoes.

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