Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Thursday, 30 April 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (30/4/2026) at 09:41 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 16 times.
According to eruption information 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 summit or None meters above sea level.
No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters and duration 43 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status is at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 30 April 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 116 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 15-28 mm and duration 31-77 seconds.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (amplitude 5 mm, 41 seconds duration) and 4 emission earthquakes (amplitude 3-8 mm, 33-48 seconds duration) occurred.
PVMBG urges local communities and tourists to avoid activities within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sector towards the north opening of Mount Ibu's active crater.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 1,738 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions (900 events), while Mount Ibu recorded 619 eruptions.
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