Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, July 13, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at 2:04 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 37 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 be approximately 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 northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 13 millimeters and a duration of 90 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 13, 2024, from 00:00 to 06:00 WIT showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 24 millimeters and a duration of 179 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 5 puffing earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-10 millimeters and durations of 25-50 seconds, and 77 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-12 millimeters and durations of 6-14 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 expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,610 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (692 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 240 times.