Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning, Eruption Height 600 Meters Above the Peak

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (November 5, 2024) at 07:35 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 11 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash column height was observed at approximately 600 meters above the peak or 1,925 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 64 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on November 5, 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 tremor 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 sectoral extension of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,789 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has experienced the most eruptions, with 1,928 eruptions.