Alert! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, April 24, 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (April 24, 2026) at 8:52 PM WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 28 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 600 meters above the peak (1,925 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity heading west. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 66 seconds.
(Read: Countries with the Most Active Volcanoes in the World, Indonesia Ranks First)
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on April 24, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 101 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 32-127 seconds.
Additionally, there were 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 35-45 seconds, as well as 16 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 29-123 seconds.
PVMBG advises residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a 3.5-kilometer sectoral extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,650 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (856 explosions), while Mount Ibu erupted 594 times.
(Read: Indonesia Has the Most Active Volcanoes in the World)
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