Worried residents watched as Mount Ibu Volcano erupted in Indonesia on Saturday night.

Footage shows a local walking along the street as bright red and orange magma spewed out of the crater in North Maluku province on January 11 evening.

Authorities recorded the eruption at 7:35 pm local time, with the ash column height reaching 5,325 metres with thick intensity leaning towards the west.

The eruption lasted more than three minutes with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm. Lava was ejected 2km from the centre with alert level 3 status.

Locals and tourists are prevented from entering a 4km radius danger zone, while residents near the area are advised to use face masks and goggles.

Indonesia is in the Pacific Ring of Fire, a geologically active area with frequent earthquakes and volcanic activity. It has more than 130 active volcanoes, making it one of the most volcanically active countries in the world.