Ibu Volcano
Updated: Apr 20, 2024 03:18 GMT -
Stratovolcano 1325 m / 4,347 ft
Halmahera, Indonesia, 1.48°N / 127.64°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Halmahera, Indonesia, 1.48°N / 127.64°E
Current status: erupting (4 out of 5)
Last update: 16 Apr 2024 (above-average explosion sent ash up to 10,900 ft this morning)
Strombolian explosion from the active vent in Ibu's lava dome (Dec 2014)
Only a few eruptions have been recorded from Ibu in historical time, the first was a small explosive eruption from the summit crater in 1911. An eruption producing a lava dome that eventually covered much of the floor of the inner summit crater began in December 1998.
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Ibu volcano eruptions: 2012-ongoing, 2009, 2008, 2004-05, 2001, 1998-99, 1911
Latest nearby earthquakes
Time | Mag. / Depth | Distance / Location | |||
Apr 12, 04:06 am (Jayapura) | 2.9 10 km | 19 km (12 mi) to the NE | Halmahera, Indonesia | Info |
Background
Ibu volcano, located along the NW coast of Halmahera Island, is a stratovolcano with a truncated summit and a number of large nested summit craters. The inner crater, 1 km wide and 400 m deep, contained several small crater lakes through much of historical time. The outer crater, 1.2 km wide, is breached on the north side, creating a steep-walled valley. A large parasitic cone is located ENE of the summit. A smaller one to the WSW has fed a lava flow down the western flank. A group of maars is located below the northern and western flanks of the volcano.Ibu Volcano Photos
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