Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Noon (Thursday, 10 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (10/9/2026) at 14:54 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 35 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 peak, or 1625 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting northwards. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 50 seconds duration.
(Read: Fatalities Distribution from Floods & Landslides in West Sumatra (9 December 2025))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 10 September 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 110 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude and 30-115 second duration.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 54 sec duration) and 2 exhalation earthquakes (6-8 mm amplitude, 34-35 sec duration) were detected.
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 4,544 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1769 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1479 eruptions.
(Read: Fatalities Distribution from Floods & Landslides in Aceh (9 December 2025))
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