Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Saturday, 8 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (08/08/2026) at 14:59 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 42 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 600 meters above the crater peak (1925 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting southeast. Mount Ibu's eruption was ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Alert Level II. Seismic monitoring on 8 August 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 93 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 33-77 second duration).
Additionally, 1 landslide quake (6 mm amplitude, 35 second duration) and 12 harmonic tremors (3-28 mm amplitude, 51-120 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km of the crater, and within an extended 3.5 km sector north of the active vent.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,812 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest total at 1,560 eruptions, while Mount Ibu has erupted 1,227 times this year.
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