Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Evening (Monday, September 16, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, September 16, 2024, at 5:34 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 7 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 11 millimeters and a duration of 39 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on September 16, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 25 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 20-28 millimeters and durations of 33-88 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 10 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-25 millimeters and durations of 14-71 seconds, and 7 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 41-90 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 3,729 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has erupted the most, with 1,520 eruptions.