Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, 11 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (11/8/2026) at 11:55 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 14 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 400 meters above the crater peak (1725 meters above sea level).
The grey ash column drifted northeast at moderate intensity. This eruption registered on seismographs with maximum 20 mm amplitude and 34 second duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 11 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 115 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 34-85 second duration).
Additionally, 1 landslide earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 56 second duration) and 3 gas emission earthquakes (6-10 mm amplitude, 35-54 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km of the crater, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,888 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1590 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1249 eruptions.
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