Mount Ibu Erupts Again in the Early Hours of Today, Volcanic Ash Reaches 1,000 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (August 1, 2024) at 01:05 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 64 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 1,000 meters above the peak (2,325 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 186 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 1, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 13 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 52-155 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 8 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 14-53 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-24 millimeters and durations of 43-276 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 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,239 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (776 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 698 times.