Volcano rattles island as quake aid trickles in

JAKARTA, Indonesia - A volcano erupted on Wednesday morning on the same central Indonesian island as an earlier earthquake and authorities warned planes about volcanic ash in the air.

Mount Soputan in North Sulawesi province spewed ash 6,000 meters into the sky on Wednesday morning. No evacuations were immediately ordered but local disaster agency officials had distributed masks to residents, officials said.

A government volcanologist said it's possible the eruption was accelerated by the magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Central Sulawesi on Friday.