Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Friday, 7 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (7/8/2026) at 10:57 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 31 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 500 meters above the crater peak (1825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with medium intensity, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration of 55 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 83 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 15-28 mm, duration 32-98 seconds), 14 harmonic tremors, and 70 low-frequency earthquakes.
PVMBG urges local residents and tourists to avoid all activity within a 2 km radius, and extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,783 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru recorded the most eruptions (1553 events), followed by Mount Ibu with 1216 eruptions.
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