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Ibu volcano
Stratovolcano 1325 m / 4,347 ft
Halmahera, Indonesia, 1.48°N / 127.64°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
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Ibu volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia): vulcanian activity continues

Tuesday Sep 15, 2020 19:13 PM | BY: MARTIN
Vulcanian activity from Ibu volcano yesterday (image: PVMBG)
Vulcanian activity from Ibu volcano yesterday (image: PVMBG)
PVMBG reported that explosive activity continues from the active crater with near-constant ash emissions that reached 6,971 ft (2,125 m) altitude and drifted into various directions, but most often N and E direction.
The seismic instruments records 263 volcano-tectonic earthquakes.
Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi volcano activity update 15 September 2020
Previous news
Friday, Aug 28, 2020
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE PUFFS TO FL060 MOV NW OBS VA DTG: 28/0010Z to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Sunday, Aug 23, 2020
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: INTERMITTENT DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL060 OBS AT 23/0030Z MOV NW to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 23 Aug 2020
Sunday, Aug 23, 2020
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL060 OBS AT 23/0030Z MOV NW to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Saturday, Aug 22, 2020
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE ERUPTION TO FL050 OBS AT 22/1320Z MOV NW to 5000 ft (1500 m)
Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 22 Aug 2020
Wednesday, Aug 12, 2020
Ibu volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia): occasional explosions
Thermal signs at Ibu volcano visible from satellite (image: Sentinel 2)
On 12 August at 07:40 local time PVMBG recorded an ash plume that reached 7,000 ft (2,100 m) altitude and drifted north. ... read all

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