Mount Ibu Erupts Again Today, Ash Reaches 300 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, July 22, 2024, at 11:56 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 27 times.

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

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the north. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 43 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on July 22, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 15 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 16-28 millimeters and durations of 37-167 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 18 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 14-59 seconds, and 10 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 43-119 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to conduct 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 1,926 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (702 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 496 times.