Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Sunday, August 18, 2024)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (18/8/2024) at 2:42 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 104 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 was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 90 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 18, 2024, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 13 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 14-28 millimeters and durations of 25-88 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 19 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 14-60 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 26 millimeters and a duration of 150 seconds.
PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists to refrain from activities within a 2.0-kilometer radius and a 3.5-kilometer sectoral expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.
During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,893 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,080 events.
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