Mount Ibu Erupts on Saturday Afternoon, Activity Level at Alert Status

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday, August 3, 2024, at 3:23 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 114 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 1,200 meters above the peak (2,525 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the southwest. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 9 millimeters and a duration of 82 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 3, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 11 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 25-28 millimeters and durations of 57-120 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 7 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-11 millimeters and durations of 14-62 seconds, and 6 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 74-230 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to conduct 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 2,328 volcanic eruptions/eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (801 eruptions), while Mount Ibu erupted 748 times.