Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, November 9, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at 1:08 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 66 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 None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption was not visually observed. 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 from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT on November 9, 2024, showed 31 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-28 millimeters and durations of 26-68 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 13 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2 mm and durations of 25-49 seconds, and 23 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-5 millimeters and durations of 21-26 seconds.

The 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 4,951 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 1,983.