Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Reaches Approximately 400 Meters High

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) at 12:02 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 36 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 northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 64 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 6, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 29 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 9-28 millimeters and durations of 39-92 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 6 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 3-9 millimeters and durations of 20-42 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and durations of 21-78 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 2,412 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (820 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 800 times.