Mount Ibu Erupts Again Today, Ash Reaches 600 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (September 6, 2024) at 10:08 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 80 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 be approximately 600 meters above the peak or 1,925 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 83 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on September 6, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 12 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 59-80 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 26 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-20 millimeters and durations of 30-65 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 3-22 millimeters and durations of 42-59 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 3,518 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has erupted the most, with 1,399 eruptions.