Eruption Again, Residents Are Prohibited From Activities Within A Radius Of 4 Kilometers From Mount Ibu Halmahera

Gunung Ibu Activity in West Halmahera Regency on Saturday (23/11) at around 11.55 WIT (Abdul Fatah)

TERNATE- Ibu's Volcano Observation Post (PGA) in West Halmahera Regency, North Maluku Province asked local residents not to carry out activities within a 4 km radius until sectoral expansion 5 km from the active crater of the mountain.

"Mother's Gunung is still in the eruption, so we ask local residents to continue to comply with this circular for safety," said PGA Ibu Post officer, Axl Roeroe, as reported by ANTARA, Saturday, November 23.

Mount Ibu in West Halmahera Regency at around 11.55 WI Terupsi with a column height of ash as high as 800 meters above the peak. The ash column was observed to be white to gray with thick intensity leaning towards the southwest.

This eruption was recorded on a seismogram with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm and a duration of > 1 minute 5 seconds from the PGA Gunung Ibu Post in Gam Ici Village, Ibu District.

"Yes, there was a weak roar that reached the PGA Ibu Post," he said.

Currently, the condition of the volcano as high as 1,325 meters above sea level is still in Level III or Alert status.

"If ash rains, people who are active outside the home are advised to wear masks and glasses to avoid exposure to the ash of Mount Ibu," he said.