Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, April 8, 2024)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 11:16 PM WIT. This is the second eruption in the past week.

According to information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the ash plume reached a height of 500 meters above the summit, or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash plume was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the southeast and south. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 11 millimeters and a duration of 34 seconds.

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's alert level is at Level II (Alert). Observations of seismic activity on April 8, 2024, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT, showed 5 eruption quakes with amplitudes of 24-28 millimeters and durations of 37-75 seconds.

Furthermore, there was 1 rockfall event with an amplitude of 2 mm and a duration of 94 seconds, and 170 tremor events with amplitudes of 1.8-28 millimeters and durations of 10-36 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents 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 499 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Marapi in West Sumatra experienced the most eruptions (161 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 58 times.