Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, December 13, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 1:41 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 38 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 None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption was not visually observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 56 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on December 13, 2024, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 23 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 21-28 millimeters and durations of 57-85 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 58 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 20-50 seconds, and 4 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-4 millimeters and durations of 30-58 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 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,906 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,441.