Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, April 29, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, April 29, 2024, at 9:37 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 4 times.

According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be approximately 1,000 meters above the peak or 2,325 meters above sea level.

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

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 29, 2024, from 00.00 to 23.59 WIT showed 8 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 38-206 seconds.

Then, there were 2 rockfall quakes with amplitudes of 2-12 mm and durations of 33-34 seconds, and 43 tremor quakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 26-54 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 599 volcanic eruptions throughout Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (200 eruptions), while Mount Ibu erupted 73 times.