Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, November 5, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at 8:24 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 14 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 700 meters above the peak (2,025 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 59 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on November 5, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 14 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 16-28 millimeters and durations of 48-70 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 6 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-10 mm and durations of 31-47 seconds, and 19 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-16 millimeters and durations of 4-55 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 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,797 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions with 1,931 events.