Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, November 25, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, November 25, 2024, at 1:52 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 10 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 at approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 70 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 25, 2024, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 28 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 9-28 millimeters and durations of 30-45 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 12 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-13 mm and durations of 25-48 seconds, and 53 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-7 millimeters and durations of 16-37 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,404 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has erupted the most, with 2,201 eruptions.