In a dramatic turn of events, Mount Ruang, an Indonesian volcano, erupted unexpectedly on Tuesday, casting fiery lava and ash thousands of feet into the night sky. The eruption occurred at approximately 7:19 p.m. local time on Tuesday, according to Antara, the national news agency.
Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelago nation, lies along the Ring of Fire, a region where tectonic plates collide beneath the Pacific Ocean, resulting in earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. Mount Ruang, a stratovolcano, is a steep, conical volcano that has gradually formed over years through the accumulation of layers from explosive eruptions of lava, rock fragments, ash, and other volcanic materials.