Alert! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, 11 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (11/8/2026) at 21:12 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 19 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 ash column appeared grey with thick intensity, drifting southeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and lasted 45 seconds.
(Read: Hundreds of Natural Disasters Recorded Up To Early April 2024, Floods Most Frequent)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 11 August 2026, 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 115 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 34-85 second duration.
Additionally, 1 landslide earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 56 seconds) and 3 emission earthquakes (6-10 mm amplitude, 35-54 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 2 kilometer radius, plus an extended 3.5 kilometer sectoral zone northwards towards the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 3,901 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1,594 eruptions, while Mount Ibu recorded 1,254 eruptions.
(Read: Floods Dominated Natural Disasters in Indonesia Late February 2024)
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