Oct 24, 2013 10:23 AM EDT By Staff Reporter, UniversityHerald Reporter

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted on Thursday, shooting "dark, volcanic material" two miles into the air, ABC News reported. No deaths and no injuries have been reported.

No lava was spewed, but falling ash covered the surrounding area. The nearest villages, located a little less than two miles away, were evacuated. In previous eruptions, citizens were hospitalized for inhaling ash. Overall, 3,300 people of the Karo district were forced to leave their homes. Tourists were advised to stay clear of the "danger zone" within 2 miles of the mountain, according to ctv news.

"Black smoke was spurted out from the crater of the volcano from 6:00 a.m. to 8:50 a.m. local time," Sutopo Purwo Nugroho, head of the National Agency for Natural Disaster Control (BNPB), said to the Anturo news agency.

After lying dormant for over 400 years, Sinabung has been one of the world's most active volcanoes since 2010, according to ABC News -- though it didn't make this site's top 10 list. That year, it displaced over 30,000 people and killed two. Scientists had neglected to monitor the volcano in the years leading up to 2010; as a result, many were surprised and unprepared for the eruption.

Sinabun also erupted just six weeks ago, which was only slightly more serious than Thursday's event. Six thousand people evacuated in September and five were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries (ash inhalation), according to The Huffington Post. Video of the last month's eruption below:

Indonesia is volcano territory since it lies above a chain of volcanic formations and seismic fault lines known as the Pacific "Ring of Fire". Sinabun, located in the North Sumatra province, is one of its 120 active volcanoes and peaks at 8,530 feet, according to ABC News.

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