Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight, Eruption Height 600 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, December 24, 2024, at 6:30 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 5 times.

According to 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 south. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 14 millimeters and a duration of 89 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 24, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 22 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 8-28 millimeters and durations of 41-132 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 48 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 14-53 seconds, and 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-13 millimeters and durations of 49-91 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 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 6,063 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,499.