Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, August 20, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 7:42 a.m. WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 8 times.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to reach 1,000 meters above the peak (2,325 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 125 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on August 20, 2024, from 6:00 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. WIT showed 24 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 13-28 millimeters and durations of 42-95 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 37 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-13 millimeters and durations of 24-40 seconds, and 133 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-7 millimeters and durations of 6-15 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 expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,937 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,089.