Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, August 6, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (August 6, 2024) at 06:35 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 33 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 reach 500 meters above the peak (1,825 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 52 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on August 6, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 35 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 8-28 millimeters and durations of 27-70 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 3 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 8-11 millimeters and durations of 31-44 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 5 millimeters and a duration of 39 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 extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,407 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (819 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 797 times.