Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, 11 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (11/8/2026) at 19:20 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 17 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 500 meters above the summit, or 1825 meters above sea level.
The thick grey ash column drifted northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 45 second duration.
(Read: Number of Natural Disaster Victims in Indonesia up to 8 July 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 11 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 115 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 34-85 sec duration).
Additionally: 1 rockfall earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 56 sec), 3 gas emission earthquakes (6-10 mm amplitude, 35-54 sec).
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3897 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1594 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 1252 times this year.
(Read: After Earlier Spike, Natural Disaster Occurrences in Indonesia Decreased in 2024)
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