The photo taken on June 9, 2019 shows Mount Sinabung spewing thick ash in Karo, North Sumatra, Indonesia. A column of thick ash was spewed seven km high to the sky from the crater of Mount Sinabung volcano in Sumatra Island of western Indonesia on Sunday, the country's national volcanology agency said. (Photo: Xinhua)

 
A volcano erupted at New Zealand's White Island on Monday about 2:15 p.m. local time (0115 GMT), around 50 km away from Bay of Plenty, GNS volcanologist Steven Sherburn confirmed.

A number of locals reported an eruption happened at White Island on Monday, according to local news Stuff.

Several people have messaged Bay of Plenty news service SunLive, saying it appears a volcano has erupted.