Earth:Mount Ibu
| Mount Ibu | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 1,325 m (4,347 ft) [1] |
| Listing | Ribu |
| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 1°29′17″N 127°37′48″E / 1.488°N 127.63°E |
| Geography | |
  Mount Ibu Location of Mount Ibu in Indonesia | |
| Location | Halmahera, Indonesia |
| Geology | |
| Mountain type | Stratovolcano |
| Last eruption | 18 October 2024 (Ongoing) [2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | 84 |
Mount Ibu (Indonesian: Gunung Ibu) is a stratovolcano at the north-west coast of Halmahera island, Indonesia. The summit is truncated and contains nested craters. The inner crater is 1 km (0.62 mi) wide and 400 m (1,312 ft) deep, while the outer is 1.2 km (0.75 mi) wide. A large parasitic cone is at the north-east of the summit and a smaller one at the south-west. The latter feeds a lava flow down the west flank. A group of maars are on the western and northern side of the volcano.[1] Mount Ibu sits within the Pacific Ocean's "Ring of Fire" that has 127 active volcanoes.[3]
Latest activity
In August 2009, the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia raised the eruption alert level for Ibu to Orange/III.[4]
In 2023, a total of 21,100 eruptions were recorded from the volcano, making it the second most active volcano in Indonesia.[5]
On 16 May 2024, the Volcanological Survey of Indonesia raised its highest alert level (Red/IV) for Mount Ibu following another series of eruptions.[6] As a result, seven villages were evacuated.[7]
On 1 June 2024, Mount Ibu erupted at 11:03 WIT (02:03 GMT) for 265 seconds, producing a five kilometer (3 mile) high ash plume that dispersed towards the southwest[8][9] and deposited ash on the village of Gam Ici, where many evacuees displaced by previous eruptions had been relocated.[10] The Volcanological Survey of Indonesia warned of a potential for flash flooding and lahar flow in the region, and recommended that people move at least seven kilometers (~4.35 miles) away from the crater.[8]
On 6 June 2024, Mount Ibu erupted three more times, producing ash clouds as tall as 1,200 meters (4,000 feet).[11]
On 11 January 2025, Mount Ibu erupted again, spewing hot lava and a towering column of smoke and ash reaching up to four kilometres.[12] From 1 January to 19 January 2025, the volcano erupted 1,079 times, forcing authorities to raise its highest alert level again.[13]
See also
- List of volcanoes in Indonesia
- Volcanological Survey of Indonesia
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Ibu". Smithsonian Institution. https://volcano.si.edu/volcano.cfm?vn=268030.
- ↑ "Ibu Volcano eruption sent ash up to 14,000 ft yesterday". https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/ibu/news/255283/Ibu-volcano-Halmahera-Indonesia-eruption-sent-ash-up-to-14000-ft-yesterday.html.
- ↑ http://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesias-mount-ibu-erupts-disaster-agency-warns-possible-floods-cold-lava-flow-2024-06-01/
- ↑ Ibu alert "Orange"
- ↑ "North Maluku's Mount Ibu erupts again, sending ashes westward". Antara. 5 February 2024. https://en.antaranews.com/news/305052/north-malukus-mount-ibu-erupts-again-sending-ashes-westward.
- ↑ "Indonesia raises alert for Mount Ibu volcano to highest level following a series of eruptions". Antara. 16 May 2024. https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-mount-ibu-volcano-eruption-ff606e7ac224616b7cee53cb5ca5c3cb.
- ↑ "Eruption of Indonesia's Mt Ibu forces seven villages to evacuate". Reuters. 2024-05-19. https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/eruption-indonesias-mt-ibu-forces-seven-villages-evacuate-2024-05-19/.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts as disaster agency warns of possible floods, cold lava flow". Reuters. 1 June 2024. https://www.reuters.com/business/environment/indonesias-mount-ibu-erupts-disaster-agency-warns-possible-floods-cold-lava-flow-2024-06-01/.
- ↑ Afifa, Laila (2024-06-01). "PVMBG Records Another Eruption of Mount Ibu in Maluku Today" (in en). https://en.tempo.co/read/1874769/pvmbg-records-another-eruption-of-mount-ibu-in-maluku-today.
- ↑ "Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts again, spewing thick, gray ash high into the air". Associated Press. 1 June 2024. https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-mount-ibu-volcano-eruption-159e6a15b343c6dc4b6d4a0612812008.
- ↑ "Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts 3 times, spewing lava and clouds of grey ash" (in en). 2024-06-06. https://apnews.com/article/indonesia-mount-ibu-volcano-eruption-4481b04839c245d04ffd6c1a9e664bf6.
- ↑ "Indonesia's Mount Ibu eruption sends lava, ash soaring 4 km into sky" (in hi). 2025-01-12. https://www.indiatodayne.in/international/story/indonesias-mount-ibu-eruption-sends-lava-ash-soaring-4-km-into-sky-1153380-2025-01-12.
- ↑ "Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts more than 1,000 times this month" (in en). 2025-01-20. https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250119-indonesia-s-mount-ibu-erupts-more-than-1-000-times-this-month.
External links
- YouTube video of eruption, uploaded Jan 6, 2016
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