Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Saturday, December 7, 2024)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at 9:50 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 85 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 reach None meters above the peak or 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 69 seconds.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on December 7, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 40 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-28 millimeters and durations of 27-72 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 45 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 16-46 seconds, and 31 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-5 millimeters and durations of 4-14 seconds.
PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.
During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,781 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,387.
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