Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, 7 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (7/10/2026) at 21:53 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 20 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 700 meters above the summit, or 2025 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed white to grey, with medium to thick intensity, drifting east and southeast. Mount Ibu eruption was ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes In The World)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 October 2026 00:00 - 23:59 WIT recorded 101 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 30-82 seconds duration.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 41 seconds duration) and 3 emission earthquakes (5-8 mm amplitude, 35-45 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists around Mount Ibu to avoid all activities within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sector exclusion zone towards the north opening of the active crater.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 4,976 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,933 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1,663 eruptions.
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