Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, August 16, 2024)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, August 16, 2024, at 4:59 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 91 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 was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 100 seconds.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on August 16, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 5 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 9-28 millimeters and durations of 56-90 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 17 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-4 millimeters and durations of 14-60 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 11 millimeters and a duration of 199 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 2,863 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,067 recorded events.
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