Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Reaches Approximately 700 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (29/9/2024) at 12.23 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 119 times.

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

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the west and northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 114 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 29, 2024, from 00.00-06.00 WIT showed 13 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 28 millimeters and durations of 40-145 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 12 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-16 millimeters and durations of 25-65 seconds, and 115 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 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 4,194 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions with 1,760.