Mount Ibu Erupts Again Today, Ash Column Reaches 500 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 06.51 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 64 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 500 meters above the peak (1,825 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 22 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 9, 2024, from 18.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 20 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 8-28 millimeters and durations of 46-89 seconds.

Then, there were 8 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 mm and durations of 26-49 seconds, and 27 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 14-63 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 4,943 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 1,981.