Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Sunday, 13 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (13/9/2026) at 05:27 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 50 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 300 meters above the summit (1,625 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed grey, thick intensity, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 42 seconds duration.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded By BMKG (Wednesday, 22 April 2026 12:17:58 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 13 September 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 102 eruption earthquakes, 15-28 mm amplitude, 34-154 seconds duration.
Additionally: 1 explosion earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 32 sec duration), 9 harmonic tremors (2-10 mm amplitude, 32-125 sec duration).
PVMBG advises local residents and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia registered 4,605 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,797 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1,494 eruptions this year.
(Read: Magnitude 5.5 Earthquake Strikes 262 Km East Of Levuka)
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