Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Friday, 7 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (7/8/2026) at 14:32 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 34 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia app, observed ash column height reached ~600m above the summit, or 1925m above sea level.
Grey ash column with moderate intensity drifted north. The eruption was registered on seismograph with 28mm maximum amplitude and 60 seconds duration.
(Read: Volcano Eruption Trends In Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia 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 (15-28mm amplitude, 32-98s duration); 14 harmonic tremors (2-28mm amplitude, 35-101s duration); 70 low-frequency earthquakes (2-10mm amplitude, 17-29s duration).
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2km radius, plus an extended 3.5km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded a total 3,788 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,553 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1,219 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
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