Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, November 24, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (24/11/2024) at 19:39 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 94 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 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 67 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on November 24, 2024, from 06:00 to 12:00 WIT showed 14 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 19-28 millimeters and durations of 47-85 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 29 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-17 millimeters and durations of 21-50 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-7 millimeters and durations of 28-74 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 5,377 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,189.