Ibu volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia): vigorous eruption today

Today's eruption at Ibu volcano (image: PVMBG)

Today’s eruption at Ibu volcano (image: PVMBG)

The PVMBG observatory’s surveillance cameras observed a strong eruption at the volcano this morning.

At about 07:54 local time, an increasingly larger grey ash plume was seen rising to estimated 3,4 km altitude spreading northwest.

The seismic network reported a signal with a maximum amplitude of 32 mm and a duration of 105 seconds.

Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi volcano activity update 14 June 2022