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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 eruptions:
2012-ongoing, 2009, 2008, 2004-05, 2001, 1998-99, 1911
Typical eruption style:
Explosive

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Ibu volcano news

Ibu volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia): sporadic explosions continue

Thu, 7 Jan 2021, 08:56
08:56 AM | BY: MARTIN
Explosive eruption from Ibu volcano (image: @Rizal06691023/twitter)
Explosive eruption from Ibu volcano (image: @Rizal06691023/twitter)
According to Volcanic Ash Advisory Center Darwin (VAAC) sporadic explosive activity at the volcano continues.
The first eruption this year occurred today at 09:39 local time producing small to moderate ash emissions that reached 6,000 ft (1,828 m) altitude and drifted N.
There is a 2 km exclusion zone around the main crater in place and 3,5 km zone away on the N side.
Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi volcano activity update 7 January 2021
Previous news
Thu, 7 Jan 2021, 02:45
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA OBS TO FL060 MOV N OBS VA DTG: 07/0239Z
Sat, 19 Dec 2020, 10:00
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL060 AT 19/0932Z EST VA DTG: 19/0952Z
Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 19 Dec 2020
Sun, 13 Dec 2020, 00:00
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION OBS TO FL060 AT 12/2340Z MOV SE to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Fri, 11 Dec 2020, 22:30
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: DISCRETE VA EMISSION TO FL060 MOV SW AT 11/2200Z to 6000 ft (1800 m)
Satellite image of Ibu volcano on 11 Dec 2020
Fri, 4 Dec 2020, 08:15
Ibu Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: VA REPORTED TO FL070 AT 07/0617Z OBS VA DTG: 04/0801Z

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