Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Wednesday, 8 July 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (8/7/2026) at 09:30 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 16 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 400 meters above the summit, or 1,725 meters above sea level.
The grey ash column drifted eastward with moderate intensity. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 27 seconds duration.
(Read: Number of Natural Disasters in Java Island Provinces 2020-2024)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 8 July 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 103 eruption earthquakes (16-28 mm amplitude, 37-87 second duration).
Additionally, 1 degassing earthquake (8 mm amplitude, 32 seconds) and 11 harmonic tremors (4-28 mm amplitude, 42-102 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid activity within 2 km radius of Mount Ibu, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 3,013 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,349 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1,010 eruptions.
(Read: Count of Severely Damaged Houses from Natural Disasters in Indonesia 2015-2024)
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