Mount Ibu Erupts Saturday Morning, Status Raised to Alert

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Irfan Fadhlurrahman 06/07/2024 07:03 WIB

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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, July 6th, at 08:45 WIT. In the last week, the volcano has erupted 18 times.

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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, July 6, 2024, at 08:48 WIT (West Indonesia Time). In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 18 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 reach 1,000 meters above the peak or 2,325 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray to black with moderate to thick intensity towards the south and southwest. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on July 6, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 22 millimeters and a duration of 56 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 12 tremor earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-18 millimeters and durations of 18-52 seconds, and 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and durations of 44-71 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 1,464 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (644 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 197 times.

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