Mount Ibu Eruption, Volcanic Ash Colonium As High As 700 Meters

Mount Ibu erupted again on Friday (27/9) night at around 20.10 Wit with a column height of ash as high as 700 meters, Friday (27/9/2024). ANTARA/HO- Mount Ibu Observation Post (Abdul Fatah)

TERNATE - The Ibu Volcano Observation Post Office in West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku, reported a strong roar when Mount Ibu erupted on Friday (27/9) night with a column height of ash as high as 700 meters.

"The eruption of Mount Ibu was accompanied by flames that came out and were seen about 200 meters from above the peak and there was a strong roar," said an officer of the Observation Post of Mount Api Ibu, Axl Roeroe, as reported by ANTARA, Friday, September 27.

He said Mount Ibu, which emitted a column of ash which was observed to be gray with thick intensity leaning towards the northwest.

"The eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm and a duration of approximately 57 seconds from the Observation Post of Mount Api Ibu located in Gam Ici Village, Ibu District," he said.

Currently, the status of Mount Ibu is at Level III or Alert. Communities and tourists are asked not to move within a 4 km radius and the sectoral expansion is 5 km to the crater opening in the northern part of the active crater in the volcano as high as 1,325 meters from the sea surface.

"If ash rains, people who are active outside the home are advised to wear masks and glasses, in order to avoid exposure to the volcanic ash," he said.