Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Reaches 300 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (September 8, 2024) at 4:12 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 123 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to be approximately 300 meters above the peak or 1,625 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 16 millimeters and a duration of 36 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 8, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 22 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 41-421 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 13 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 14-73 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 49-316 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 extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,583 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions with 1,442.