Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Tuesday, 11 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (11/8/2026) at 08:04 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 14 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 approximately 400 meters above the peak, or 1,725 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 56 seconds duration.
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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 with 15–28 mm amplitude and 34–85 second duration.
Additionally: 1 rockfall earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 56 seconds) and 3 gas emission earthquakes (6–10 mm amplitude, 35–54 seconds).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone towards the north crater opening of Mount Ibu.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,884 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,587 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 1,249 times.
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