Mount Ibu Erupted Again Early This Morning (Saturday, 8 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (8/8/2026) at 04:41 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 39 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 800 meters above the crater peak (2125 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with medium intensity, drifting northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration of 65 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 8 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 93 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 15-28 mm and duration 33-77 seconds.
Additionally, 1 landslide earthquake (6mm amplitude, 35s duration) and 12 harmonic tremors (3-28mm amplitude, 51-120s duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2km radius of Mount Ibu, and an extended 3.5km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,802 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,559 events, while Mount Ibu registered 1,224 eruptions.
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