Mount Ibu Erupts on Tuesday Night, Alert Level Raised
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, August 20, 2024, at 10:38 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 9 times.
According to 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 63.45 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 20, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 26 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 8-28 millimeters and durations of 41-115 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 43 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 29-51 seconds, and 7 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and durations of 21-52 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 extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.
During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,941 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,090 recorded events.
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