Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Saturday, 8 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (8/8/2026) at 13:51 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 41 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 approximately 400 meters above the crater peak, or 1,725 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting eastwards. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and lasted 45 seconds.
(Read: Air Quality in Major Indonesian Cities is Poor, Far Below WHO Standards)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 8 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 93 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 15-28 mm, duration 33-77 seconds).
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 35 seconds duration) and 12 harmonic tremors (amplitude 3-28 mm, duration 51-120 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activities within 2 km radius, and extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,810 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,560 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1,226 eruptions.
(Read: Not Jakarta: This is Indonesia's Region With Worst Air Quality (Wednesday, 7 June 2023))
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