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98021
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts
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Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts, spewing thick ash and dark clouds into the sky By EDNA TARIGAN, Associated Press Updated May 13, 2024 5:12 a.m. In this photo released by the Vulcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation Center of the Indonesian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (PVMBG-ESDM), Mount Ibu spews volcanic materials into the air during an eruption in West Halmahera, Indonesia, Monday, May 13, 2024. The volcano in Indonesia's North Maluku province, erupted on Monday, spewing thick grey ash and dark clouds 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the sky for five minutes, officials said. (PVMBG-ESDM via AP) JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Mount Ibu, a volcano in Indonesia's North Maluku province, erupted on Monday, spewing thick grey ash and dark clouds 5,000 meters (16,400 feet) into the sky for five minutes, officials said. “The volcanic earthquakes are still intense so there is a potential for a future eruption,” Hendra Gunawan, chief of the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation said. After an eruption on Friday, the center raised the alert level for the volcano from 2 to 3, the second-highest level, which widens the radius of the area which should be vacated. Local authorities have prepared evacuation tents, but no evacuation order has been reported yet. Officials advised residents and tourists not to conduct any activities within 5 kilometers (3 miles) of Mount Ibu's crater. More than 13,000 people live within a 5-kilometer (3-mile) radius of the northern side of the crater, Gunawan said. The 1,325-meter (4,347-foot) volcano is on the northwest coast of the remote island of Halmahera. Indonesia, an archipelago of 270 million people, has 120 active volcanoes. It is prone to volcanic activity because it sits along the “Ring of Fire,” a horseshoe-shaped series of seismic fault lines around the Pacific Ocean. |
98022
From: Mami Lombok, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts
| Mt Ibu erupted and Mt Semeru, Java and Mt. Lewotolok, Lembat and Mt Lewotobi, Flores all erupted yesterday. |
98027
From: Mami Lombok, [DNS_Address]
Subject: and adding to the once mentioned b4 MT DUKONO, HALMAHERA(NT)
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98026
From: pamela, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts
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thanks Mami- I've been monitoring all the volcano sites. I think that its about up to 46 currently erupting. |
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98025
From: sher, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: Indonesia's Mount Ibu erupts
| Wow |
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