Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, December 31, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, December 31, 2024, at 00:24 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 7 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 400 meters above the peak or 1,725 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 55 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on December 31, 2024, from 12:00 to 18:00 WIT showed 27 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 45-95 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 33 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 21-55 seconds, and 13 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 29-181 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 6,203 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,548.