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 17:34 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 32 times.
According to eruption data from the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 500 metres above the summit (1825 m above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with moderate to thick intensity drifting northeast and east. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm over 59 seconds duration.
(See also: 207 Thousand Houses Flooded Early 2026, Highest Count In Central Java)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 3 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded: 102 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 10-28 mm, duration 34-76 sec); 2 emission tremors (7-8 mm, 33-41 sec); plus 5 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm, 63-188 sec).
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion sector towards the north opening of the active crater.
For the year 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1771 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) leads with 912 eruptions, followed by Mount Ibu with 635 recorded events.
(See also: Damaged House Count From Sumatra Floods & Landslides (16 December 2025))
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