Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Friday, 8 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (8/5/2026) at 08:47 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 23 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached None meters above the summit or None meters above sea level.
No visual eruption was observed. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters and duration of 61 seconds.
(Read: Volcano Eruption Trends In Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 8 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 111 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 10-28 mm and duration 34-75 seconds.
Additionally, 8 harmonic tremors (amplitude 2-28 mm, duration 31-148 seconds) and 93 low-frequency earthquakes (amplitude 2-10 mm, duration 17-29 seconds) were detected.
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 of Mount Ibu.
For the year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,850 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 958 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 658 times.
(Read: Countries With Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide: Indonesia Ranks First)
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