Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Reaches 1,200 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 4:09 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 27 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 1,200 meters above the peak or 2,525 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 98 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 13, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 42 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 7-28 millimeters and durations of 28-85 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 13 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-5 mm and durations of 26-45 seconds, and 45 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and durations of 25-63 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 5,100 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,044.