Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Sunday, 3 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (3/5/2026) at 13:54 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 30 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached None meters above the peak, or None meters above sea level.
No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters and 53 seconds duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status is at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 3 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 102 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 10-28 mm and duration 34-76 seconds.
Additionally, 2 emission earthquakes with 7-8 mm amplitude / 33-41 second duration, plus 5 harmonic tremors with 2-28 mm amplitude / 63-188 second duration were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists not to operate within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sectoral zone northwards towards the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 1,766 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 910 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 633 eruptions.
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