Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, December 5, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (5/12/2024) at 00:48 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 59 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 600 meters above the peak (1,925 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 51 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on December 5, 2024, from 12:00 to 18:00 WIT showed 21 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-28 millimeters and durations of 32-60 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 35 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 14-42 seconds, and 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 4 millimeters and durations of 79-81 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to conduct activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,711 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions, with 2,361.