Mount Ibu Erupts on Tuesday Night, Status Raised to Alert
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (30/7/2024) at 22:17 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 46 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing at the time of this report.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on July 30, 2024, from 12:00 to 18:00 WIT showed 28 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 13-28 millimeters and durations of 18-86 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 5 tremor events with amplitudes of 3-12 millimeters and durations of 17-38 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 3-10 millimeters and durations of 58-85 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 2,206 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java experienced the most eruptions (766 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 680 times.
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