Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) at 8:52 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 40 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 61 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 6, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 17 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19-28 millimeters and durations of 71-117 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 9 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 14-57 seconds, and 4 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-12 millimeters and durations of 101-164 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 2,420 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (822 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 804 times.
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