Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Thursday, October 10, 2024)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 4:47 PM WIT. This is the third eruption in the past week.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 79 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 10, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 5 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 18-28 millimeters and durations of 43-70 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 16 tremor events with amplitudes of 3-17 millimeters and durations of 21-49 seconds, and 143 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-12 millimeters and durations of 4-18 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 4,393 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,814 recorded events.
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