Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Sunday, April 26, 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (April 26, 2026) at 06:18 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 31 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 500 meters above the peak (1,825 meters above sea level).
The observed ash column was white to gray in color with moderate to thick intensity towards the west and northwest. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing when this report was made.
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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on April 26, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 118 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 15-28 millimeters and a duration of 33-72 seconds.
Then, 23 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-28 millimeters and a duration of 37-146 seconds, as well as 126 low-frequency earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-10 millimeters and a duration of 17-29 seconds.
PVMBG advises residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a sectoral extension of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,670 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (866 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 597 times.
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