Ibu volcano (Halmahera, Indonesia) - Smithsonian / USGS Weekly Volcanic Activity Report for 23 September-29 September 2020 (Continuing Activity)

Wed, 23 Sep 2020, 06:00

06:00 AM | BY: VN

PVMBG reported that at 0554 on 26 September a white-to-gray ash plume from Ibu rose 600 m and drifted S. At 0641 on 27 September and at 0554 on 28 September ash plumes rose 500 m and drifted N. The Alert Level remained at 2 (on a scale of 1-4), and the public was warned to stay at least 2 km away from the active crater, and 3.5 km away on the N side.

Source: Pusat Vulkanologi dan Mitigasi Bencana Geologi (PVMBG, also known as CVGHM)
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From: Global Volcanism Program, 2020. Report on Ibu. In: Mayberry, G (ed.), Weekly Volcanic Activity Report 23 September-29 September 2020. Smithsonian Institution and US Geological Survey.

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