Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, December 16, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 06.03 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 5 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 59 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on December 16, 2024, from 00.00 to 06.00 WIT showed 35 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 12-28 millimeters and durations of 25-73 seconds.

Then, there were 44 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 16-69 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-18 millimeters and durations of 42-243 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 5.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,955 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 2,466.