Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, November 3, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at 9:56 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 50 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 600 meters above the peak or 1,925 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 58 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on November 3, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 22 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 44-92 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 21 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-21 millimeters and durations of 20-48 seconds, and 6 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-5 millimeters and durations of 15-58 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 4,750 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has had the most eruptions, with 1,917.