Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, 15 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (15/9/2026) at 00:46 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 11 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 600 meters above the peak, or 1925 meters above sea level.
The ash column was grey with moderate intensity, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration 47 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 15 September 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 101 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 15-28 mm and duration 30-91 seconds.
Additionally, 1 landslide earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 42 sec duration) and 2 gas emission earthquakes (6-10 mm amplitude, 35-42 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4643 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1812 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1512 eruptions.
(Read: Count of Lightly Damaged Houses From Natural Disasters in Indonesia 2015-2024)
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