Warning! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Sunday, 9 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (9/8/2026) at 06:40 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 46 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 500 meters above the peak, or 1825 meters above sea level.
The ash column was grey, thick intensity, drifting eastward. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 34 seconds duration.
(Read: Volcano Eruption Trends in Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 9 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 92 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 31-78 second duration.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (4 mm amplitude, 25 seconds) and 1 gas emission earthquake (10 mm amplitude, 36 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activity within 2 km radius, and an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3830 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1569 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1231 eruptions.
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