Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Saturday, July 6, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at 05.40 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 17 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be approximately 1,000 meters above the peak or 2,325 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray to black in color with moderate to thick intensity towards the south and southwest. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on July 6, 2024, from 18.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 2 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 116-337 seconds.

Then, there were 6 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 35-50 seconds, and 140 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations 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 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 1,461 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (643 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 196 times.