Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, September 13, 2024)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, September 13, 2024, at 11:14 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 46 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 54 seconds.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on September 13, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 16 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 20-28 millimeters and durations of 38-70 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 10 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 15-45 seconds, and 71 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-12 millimeters and durations of 6-14 seconds.
PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a 5-kilometer sectoral extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.
During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,674 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,492 recorded events.
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