Mount Ibu Erupts on Wednesday Afternoon; Alert Level Raised

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (August 7, 2024) at 11:45 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 62 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 600 meters above the peak or 1,925 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 60 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on August 7, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 17 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-28 millimeters and durations of 63-105 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 12 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-13 millimeters and durations of 14-65 seconds, and 13 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and durations of 26-309 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 expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,457 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (835 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 826 times.