The Doctor said that the eruption was of medium pressure and that local airports remain operational. This follows weeks of warnings that another eruption was imminent.
The volcano erupted at 7.59am local time on Friday morning, sent a huge column of volcanic ash 2,100 metres into the atmosphere, according to Bali’s disaster management agency(BNPB).
Bali Volcano Mount Agung's latest eruption was captured in dramatic footage.
Following the eruption, the Volcano Observatory Notice for Aviation (VONA) increased Agung’s alert to orange, though Bali International Airport and Lombok Airport are reportedly operating as normal.
Mount Agung has been coughing steam and ash since October, but Devy Kamil of Bali’s Volcanology and Geology Disaster Mitigation Agency (PVMBG) confirmed that the plumes were indeed caused by an eruption.
“Yes, this was an eruption,” she told the Bali Post. “The eruption occurred twice.
“Shortly after the first eruption, a few minutes later, it erupted again.
“But until now Ngurah Rai Airport is not disturbed. Because the ash is still blowing west.”
Experts believe the eruption and ash emission have now subsided.
Mount Agung erupted twice late last month, firing volcanic ash thousands of metres into the air on November 25 and producing a series of dangerous mudflows known as lahars.
Many locals had expressed fears of leaving properties close to the volcano. Mount Agung last erupted nearly 55 years ago when a series of violent eruptions killed more than 1,100 people.
More than 67,000 people have been evacuated from Mount Agung’s danger zone, which stretches up to 10km around the volcano, though officials are aiming to move about 30,000 more.
Bali is a popular tourist destination although the volcano is located far from many of the resorts.