PVMBG: Mount Ibu Erupts Again, 25 Eruptions Recorded Today
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (July 23, 2024) at 2:57 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 68 times.
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 of Mount Ibu was still ongoing at the time of this report.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on July 23, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 18 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 52-240 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 14 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-27 millimeters and durations of 14-64 seconds, and 176 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 4-18 seconds.
PVMBG urges residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists to refrain from 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 1,982 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (710 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 537 times.
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