Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Saturday, December 14, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, December 14, 2024, at 07.50 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 46 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be approximately 700 meters above the peak or 2,025 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 95 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 14, 2024, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 19 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 29-64 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 16 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 20-43 seconds, and 9 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and durations of 8-15 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 3-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,922 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,449.