Mount Ibu Erupts Thursday Morning, Status Raised to Alert

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. WIT (West Indonesia Time). In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 68 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 to be approximately 700 meters above the peak, or 2,025 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity towards the northwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 12 millimeters and a duration of 106 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on August 1, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 14 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 33-63 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 5-12 millimeters and durations of 21-26 seconds, and 1 harmonic tremor with an amplitude of 2 millimeters and a duration of 45 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 4-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 2,245 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (777 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 702 times.