Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight, Ash Column Reaches Approximately 600 Meters

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (September 15, 2024) at 6:46 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 55 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 reach 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 60 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level III (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on September 15, 2024, from 6:00 AM to 12:00 PM WIT showed 8 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 40-72 seconds.

Then, there were 11 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-20 millimeters and durations of 25-60 seconds, and 2 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 6-8 millimeters and durations of 48-93 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 3,705 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has erupted the most, with 1,501 eruptions.