Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, July 26, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (26/7/2024) at 19.43 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 127 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 reach 500 meters above the peak (1,825 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a 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). Observations of seismic activity on July 26, 2024, from 12.00 to 18.00 WIT showed 3 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 46-68 seconds.

Then, there were 3 tremor quakes with an amplitude of 2-8 millimeters and a duration of 30-45 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with an amplitude of 3-28 millimeters and a duration of 55-137 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 4-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 has recorded 2,082 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (743 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 596 times.