Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, 7 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (7/9/2026) at 16:23 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 6 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. It was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 millimetres and lasted 50 seconds.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Saturday, 19 July 2025 18:25:55 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 September 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 89 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 11-28 mm, duration 34-102 seconds), 2 rockfall earthquakes (amplitude 2-4 mm, duration 39-41 seconds), and 1 gas emission earthquake (amplitude 6 mm, duration 44 seconds).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sector zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,485 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,757 events, while Mount Ibu registered 1,450 eruptions.
(Read: Magnitude 5.3 Earthquake Strikes 17 Km West of Pasuquin)
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