Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, April 27, 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (April 27, 2026) at 07.58 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted twice.
Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is around 300 meters above the peak or 1,625 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed to be gray with moderate intensity towards the southeast. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing when this report was made.
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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 27, 2026 from 00.00-23.59 WIT showed 122 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 36-88 seconds.
Then, 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-13 millimeters and durations of 37-41 seconds, as well as 8 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-10 millimeters and durations of 33-188 seconds.
PVMBG urges residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a 3.5-kilometer sectoral expansion towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,690 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (872 eruptions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 605 times.
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