Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Thursday, September 5, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (5/9/2024) at 08.25 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 61 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 800 meters above the peak or 2,125 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southeast. 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). Observations of seismic activity on September 5, 2024, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 114 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 60-85 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 10 puffing quakes with an amplitude of 2-28 millimeters and a duration of 30-65 seconds, and 52 shallow volcanic quakes with an amplitude of 2-8 millimeters and a duration of 6-14 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 3,480 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,380 recorded events.