Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Monday, 28 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (28/9/2026) at 11:05 WIT. This volcano has erupted 4 times over the past week.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, visual eruption was not observed. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimetres and duration 52 seconds.
(Read: Volcano Eruption Trends In Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status remains at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 28 September 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 78 eruption earthquakes with 11-28 mm amplitude and 35-70 second duration.
Additionally: 1 gas emission earthquake (8 mm amplitude, 36 sec duration), 7 harmonic tremors (2-6 mm amplitude, 30-119 sec duration).
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and 3.5 km extended zone northwards from the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,825 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded highest count (1,869 eruptions), followed by Mount Ibu with 1,601 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes In The World)
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