Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Sunday, December 1, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday, December 1, 2024, at 12:30 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 107 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 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 west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 27 millimeters and a duration of 47 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 1, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 20 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 16-28 millimeters and durations of 39-84 seconds.

Then, there were 10 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-16 millimeters and durations of 30-60 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 6 millimeters and a duration of 108 seconds.

PVMBG urges the community 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 5,601 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,298.