Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Reaches 500 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, December 2, 2024, at 11:15 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 10 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed to reach 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 northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 60 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on December 2, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 23 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 8-28 millimeters and durations of 41-97 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 35 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-16 millimeters and durations of 14-56 seconds, and 7 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 33-185 seconds.

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

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 5,624 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has erupted the most, with 2,312 eruptions.