Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, 7 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (7/8/2026) at 21:50 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 37 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 seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 42 second duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 83 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 32-98 second duration.
Additionally, 14 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 35-101 seconds) and 70 low-frequency earthquakes (2-10 mm amplitude, 17-29 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and an extended 3.5 km sector zone northwards from the active crater opening.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 3798 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1558 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1222 eruptions.
(Read: Hundreds of Natural Disasters Recorded by Early April 2024, Floods Most Frequent)
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