As Mount Sinabung spews ash, here's a look at recent volcanic activities
13 separate blasts
As many as 13 separate blasts were recorded as Mount Sinabung leapt to life, discharging debris up to 5,000 metres (16,400 feet) above Sumatra. However, there was no loss or injury of life and no damage to the injury.
Etna spews smoke
Mount Etna, which has one of the most active volcanoes, belched smoke and ashes in an eruption on February 17. (File Photo)
Another volcano in Indonesia
A volcano on January 27 erupted in Mount Merapi, one of the world's most active ones.
There were massive clouds of smoke and ash that were seen. Indonesia is a part of the Pacific "Ring of Fire", which causes regular quakes and volcanic activities.
Kilauea erupts
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii's Big Island erupted on December 21 last year, billowing red smoke into the night sky.
The United States Geological Survey USGS warned of a "significant emission of volcanic ash into the atmosphere" and raised its aviation colour code to red, urging pilots to avoid the area nearby Kilauea.
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