Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, November 7, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (7/11/2024) at 23:55 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 43 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 600 meters above the peak (1,925 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. 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, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Seismic observations on November 7, 2024, from 18:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 16 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 18-28 millimeters and durations of 34-102 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 5 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 3-7 mm and durations of 39-47 seconds, and 16 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and durations of 19-45 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 4,878 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku had the most eruptions with 1,960.