Aircraft are prohibited from flying below 6,000 metres in the vicinity of the volcano, and should also remain alert to the presence of volcanic ash, which can disrupt flights.

There have been no reports of casualties or damage caused by the earthquake, nor has there been a tsunami warning.

Malaysia is not situated along the collision zone of major tectonic plates, but several minor tremors have been recorded in certain areas over recent decades.

Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki, which stands 1,703 meters tall, has erupted multiple times in recent months. In November, a series of eruptions killed nine people, forced thousands to flee, and disrupted international flights to Bali.

The quake, which was 81 km deep, had no tsunami potential. There were no immediate reports of damage.

Mount Ibu, located on Halmahera island in eastern Indonesia, erupted on January 15 morning, sending a 4-kilometer-high ash column into the sky, forcing authorities to raise the alert to the highest level for surrounding areas.

At least nine people died after Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in Flores Island, Nusa Tenggara province, eastern Indonesia erupted on November 3.

An airport in Madano city, the capital of Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province, has been ordered closed while hundreds of people evacuated and the alert level raised to the highest on April 18 due to large-scale volcanic eruptions of Mount Ruang.

Indonesia’s Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) on December 31 detected a 6.4-magnitude earthquake shaking the Sarmi area, northern Papua province, in early morning.

At least 11 hikers were found dead and another 12 were missing on December 4 after a volcano erupted in Indonesia, local authorities reported.

A ceremony was held in Indonesia's central Sulawesi province on September 28 to mark five years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the province, killing more than 4,300 people, with thousands of survivors still awaiting permanent relocation.

Following a 6-magnitude earthquake in Davao del Norte province of the Philippines on March 7, a 5.6-magnitude earthquake in New Bataan city nearby collapsed several houses, forcing nearly 300 people to evacuate.

Mount Marapi, a volcano in Indonesia's West Sumatra province, erupted for about 45 seconds on January 7, throwing ash up to 300 meters above its peak.

A 5.6-magnitude earthquake killed at least 36 people and injured about 700 others in Cianjur town, Indonesia's West Java province on November 21 afternoon, according to the town’s authorities.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 struck Maguindanao province in the south of the Philippines on August 13 afternoon.

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake was recorded offshore Cagayan province, the Philippines, on February 13 afternoon, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) said.

An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck about 88 km west of Luwuk, Indonesia, said the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) on July 26.

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia's Sulawesi island on July 10 morning, the United States Geological Survey said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage.

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted Indonesia's eastern province of Maluku on June 16, but did not potentially trigger a tsunami, the Indonesian meteorology and geophysics agency said.

Indonesia's Mount Sinabung volcano sent a cloud of hot ash as high as 3km (1.86 miles) on March 2, in its first big eruption since August last year.