Mount Ibu Erupts This Morning, Her Ash Breathes Up To 1 Km High

Mount Ibu (Photo: PVMBG)

JAKARTA - Mount Ibu on Halmahera Island, North Maluku erupted twice and breathed volcanic ash approximately 1 kilometer high into the air from the summit of the volcanic crater, this Saturday morning.

Citing Antara, Head of the Geological Agency M Wafid in a statement in Jakarta said that the first eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 22 mm which lasted 1 minute 54 seconds.

Furthermore, the second eruption lasted with a faster duration of approximately 56 seconds.

The eruption phenomenon lasted from 05.40 WIT and 08.48 WIT, respectively. At both of them, a column of gray to black ash was observed with moderate to thick intensity to the south and southwest.

However, Mount Ibu is still at level III or on standby.

The Geological Agency appealed to the community around Mount Ibu and tourists not to move within a 4 kilometer radius and to expand sectorally 5 kilometers to the crater opening in the northern part of the active crater.

Likewise, if ash rains, people are expected to always wear masks or mouth coverings to avoid the danger of respiratory system disturbances by volcanic ash.