Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Friday, 09 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (09/10/2026) at 17:22 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 36 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 600 meters above the crater peak, or 1925 meters above sea level.
The grey ash plume drifted northeast and east at moderate intensity. This eruption was registered on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and total duration 64.62 seconds.
(Read also: Hotspot Update for 6 Priority Forest Fire Handling Provinces (08 September 2026))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Alert Level II (Watch). Seismic monitoring on 09 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 110 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 31-78 second duration).
Additionally: 3 emission earthquakes (6-10 mm amplitude, 40-43 second duration), plus 10 harmonic tremor events (4-15 mm amplitude, 41-73 second duration).
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists not to enter the 2 km exclusion zone, and the extended 3.5 km restricted sector northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 5009 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest activity with 1945 eruptions, followed by Mount Ibu with 1679 eruptions.
(Read also: Hotspot Count for 6 Priority Forest Fire Handling Provinces (07 September 2026))
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