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(CNN) The La Soufrière volcano on the Caribbean island of St. Vincent erupted for a second time Friday, according to the country's National Emergency Management Organization, NEMO.
The second explosive eruption was smaller than the first one, which occurred earlier on Friday, according to NEMO's Twitter account.
"Another explosion observed. The vertical ash column estimated to have gone approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) into the atmosphere. We continue to monitor and update," the UWI Seismic Research Centre, which is working with local authorities, said on its official Facebook page.
Dora James, director-general of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross, said the second eruption was ongoing.
"It's over an hour now," she told CNN by phone from nearby. "Ash is going into the air."
There have been no reports of injuries or property damage so far, according to James.
Scientists and some residents who did not evacuate remain near the volcano, she said.
Authorities have said it is likely that explosive eruptions could continue to occur "for days and possibly weeks."
The second explosive eruption was smaller than the first one, which occurred earlier on Friday, according to NEMO's Twitter account.
"Another explosion observed. The vertical ash column estimated to have gone approximately 4 kilometers (2.5 miles) into the atmosphere. We continue to monitor and update," the UWI Seismic Research Centre, which is working with local authorities, said on its official Facebook page.
Dora James, director-general of St. Vincent and the Grenadines Red Cross, said the second eruption was ongoing.
"It's over an hour now," she told CNN by phone from nearby. "Ash is going into the air."
There have been no reports of injuries or property damage so far, according to James.
Scientists and some residents who did not evacuate remain near the volcano, she said.
Authorities have said it is likely that explosive eruptions could continue to occur "for days and possibly weeks."
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