Mount Ibu Erupts on Tuesday Afternoon, Alert Level Raised
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 4:04 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 27 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 12 millimeters and a duration of 56 seconds.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on October 1, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 24 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 25-69 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 16 tremor events with amplitudes of 5-10 millimeters and durations of 24-33 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 34-69 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 4,247 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions with 1,784 events.
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