Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, July 27, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, July 27, 2024, at 12:28 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 151 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 (2,025 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the east. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 65 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on July 27, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 23 eruption quakes with an amplitude of 28 millimeters and durations of 33-103 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 11 tremor quakes with an amplitude of 4-10 millimeters and durations of 25-40 seconds, and 3 harmonic tremors with an amplitude of 9-12 millimeters and durations of 68-122 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 2,118 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (751 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 620 times.