Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, March 8, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (March 8, 2024) at 11:41 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 6 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 2,000 meters above the peak (3,325 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the south and southwest. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing at the time of this report.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on March 8, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 12 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 24-70 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 124 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 6-45 seconds, and 5 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 45-75 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 2.0-kilometer radius and a 3.5-kilometer sectoral expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 394 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra had the most eruptions (135 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 43 times.