Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Ash Reaches 600 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 7:08 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 21 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 southeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 78 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on November 6, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 18 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 20-28 millimeters and durations of 45-83 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 rockfall event with an amplitude of 16 mm and a duration of 44 seconds, and 15 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-16 millimeters and durations of 21-49 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 4,813 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 1,938.