Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Reaches Approximately 600 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (10/9/2024) at 10:43 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 times.

According to 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 600 meters above the peak or 1,925 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 89 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 10, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 12 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 30-85 seconds.

Then, there were 8 puffing quakes with amplitudes of 2-12 millimeters and durations of 20-65 seconds, and 94 shallow volcanic quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 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 3,617 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has had the most eruptions, with 1,458.