Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, October 29, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 9:23 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 11 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 700 meters above the peak or 2,025 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west and northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 43 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on October 29, 2024, from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM WIT showed 14 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19-28 millimeters and durations of 44-86 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 16 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 17-52 seconds, as well as 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 8 millimeters and a duration of 98 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 4,627 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,878 events.