Residents of Sicily, Italy found themselves being covered by a rain of volcanic rock after Mount Etna erupted Tuesday.

The volcano sent molten lava thousands of feet into the air and sent thick ash clouds for miles in all directions. The eruption also appeared to cause a change in the mountain’s vents resulting in the production of perfect steam rings.

Residents of the city posted videos online showing a clear blue sky as rocks rained down on villages. The eruption caused so much ash to fly into the nearby water that the ocean has turned black.

‘The ash is not heavy but it’s extremely sharp. Many cars got scratched and windshields got chipped as the stones are quite big,” resident Turi Scandurra told the Daily Mail. ‘None of us were scared because Etna always reminds us of its presence. Sometimes you can hear it thundering and your windows vibrating – even the doors inside the house shudder.’

The volcano last had a major eruption in 1992 but regularly had a series of smaller events. The volcano had been in a quiet period over the summer.