Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, November 11, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, November 11, 2024, at 6:57 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 7 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 96 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on November 11, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 31 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 11-28 millimeters and durations of 28-85 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 21 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-4 mm and durations of 19-61 seconds, and 20 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-4 millimeters and durations of 17-84 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 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,045 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has had the most eruptions, with 2,024 eruptions.