Semeru volcano, Java island, Indonesia The quake and volcano may hurt the nation's all-important tourism industry, which was rattled by a series of deadly earthquakes in popular tourist destination of Lombok island, near Bali. (Photo: Shutterstock)

(Bloomberg) – The Mount Soputan volcano in Indonesia erupted on Wednesday, throwing ash as high as 4,000 meters into the sky, days after an earthquake and tsunami killed more than 1,400 people on the same island.

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