Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, November 4, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, November 4, 2024, at 23:59 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 8 times.

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

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 44 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on November 4, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 19 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 9-28 millimeters and durations of 37-88 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 4 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-17 mm and durations of 30-60 seconds, and 12 emission quakes with amplitudes of 2-20 millimeters and durations of 14-60 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 extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,772 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has erupted the most, with 1,925 eruptions.