Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Reaches Approximately 500 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at 5:15 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 28 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 500 meters above the peak (1,825 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 47 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on November 26, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 19 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 46-94 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 3 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-4 mm and durations of 35-52 seconds, and 23 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and durations of 14-59 seconds.

PVMBG urges 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 recorded 5,453 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions, with 2,219.