Mount Ibu Erupted Again Early This Morning (Thursday, 30 April 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (30/4/2026) at 02:20 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 15 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 500 meters above the peak (1,825 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed grey with thick intensity moving westwards. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters and lasted 49 seconds.
(Read: 4.6 Magnitude Earthquake Shook 128 Km North of Lae, Papua)
Based on MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 30 April 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 116 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 15-28 mm and duration 31-77 seconds.
Additionally, 1 landslide earthquake (amplitude 5 mm, 41 seconds duration) and 4 gas emission earthquakes (amplitude 3-8 mm, 33-48 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local communities, visitors and tourists to avoid activities within 2 km radius, and extended 3.5 km restricted sector northwards towards the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 1,734 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 899 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 618 eruptions.
(Read: 5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shook 17 Km West of Pasuquin,)
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