Warning! Mount Ruang Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, April 20, 2024)

Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi erupted again on Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 12:15 p.m. Western Indonesian Time (WITA). In the last week, Mount Ruang has erupted 8 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 reach 250 meters above the peak or 975 meters above sea level.

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

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ruang is at Level IV (Alert). Seismic observations on April 20, 2024, from 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. WITA showed 1 eruption earthquake with an amplitude of 3 millimeters and a duration of 306 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 7 shallow volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 16-20 millimeters and durations of 11-17 seconds, and 8 deep volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 12-34 millimeters, s-p 0.9-3.4 seconds, and durations of 20-28 seconds.

The PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ruang and visitors/tourists to remain vigilant and not enter the 6-kilometer radius area from the active crater of Mount Ruang.

During 2024, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 559 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (179 times), while Mount Ruang erupted 8 times.