Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, December 18, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 9:56 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 400 meters above the peak (1,725 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 72 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on December 18, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 14 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 18-28 millimeters and durations of 34-76 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 13 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 25-55 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 15 millimeters and a duration of 135 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 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,981 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions, with 2,473.