Mount Ibu Erupts on Monday Afternoon, Status Raised to Alert
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (July 29, 2024) at 3:25 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 31 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 161 seconds.
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on July 29, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 11 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 28 millimeters and durations of 57-106 seconds.
Furthermore, there were 4 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-20 millimeters and durations of 35-40 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 8 millimeters and a duration of 96 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 2,179 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (759 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 665 times.
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