Mount Ibu

Volcano in Indonesia

Mount Ibu

Location of Mount Ibu in Indonesia

LocationHalmahera, IndonesiaGeologyMountain typeStratovolcanoLast eruption2022 (ongoing)ClimbingEasiest route84

Mount Ibu (Indonesian: Gunung Ibu) is a stratovolcano at the north-west coast of Halmahera island, Indonesia. The summit is truncated and contains nested craters. The inner crater is 1 km (0.62 mi) wide and 400 m (1,312 ft) deep, while the outer is 1.2 km (0.75 mi) wide. A large parasitic cone is at the north-east of the summit and a smaller one at the south-west. The latter feeds a lava flow down the west flank. A group of maars are on the western and northern side of the volcano.^[1]

Latest activity

In August 2009 Volcanological Survey of Indonesia raised the eruption alert level for Ibu to "Orange".^[2]

In 2023, a total of 21,100 eruptions were recorded from the volcano, making it the second most active volcano in Indonesia.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ibu". Global Volcanism Program. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
^ Ibu alert "Orange"
^ "North Maluku's Mount Ibu erupts again, sending ashes westward". Antara. 5 February 2024. Retrieved 28 April 2024.