Mount Ibu Erupts Tuesday Morning, Status Remains on Alert

Irfan Fadhlurrahman 16/04/2024 07:47 WIB

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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 09:13 WIT. The volcano has experienced renewed eruptions over the past week.

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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 09.13 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 5 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 moderate to thick intensity towards the southwest and west. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 178 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 16, 2024, from 00.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 9 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 29-136 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 99 tremor events with amplitudes of 2-14 millimeters and durations of 15-50 seconds, and 4 harmonic tremors with amplitudes of 3-28 millimeters and durations of 70-432 seconds.

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

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 534 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (173 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 65 times.

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