Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches 400 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (8/8/2024) at 07.16 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 90 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column 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 northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 85 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on August 8, 2024, from 18.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 21 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 16-28 millimeters and durations of 59-150 seconds.

Then, there were 9 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 14-53 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and durations of 63-205 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,498 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has had the most eruptions, with 854.