Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, 12 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (12/9/2026) at 08:52 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 46 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 500 meters above the crater summit (1,825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with moderate to thick density drifting northwest. Eruption activity was still ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Kurious Survey: Public Perceives Poor Air Quality Across Indonesia)
MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity logs place Mount Ibu at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 12 September 2026 (00:00–23:59 WIT) recorded 105 eruption earthquakes (15–28 mm amplitude, 38–92 second duration).
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 32 second duration) and 3 emission earthquakes (4–8 mm amplitude, 33–37 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG warns residents and visitors to avoid all activity within a 2 km radius around Mount Ibu, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone towards the northern active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 4,587 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions (1,786 events), followed by Mount Ibu with 1,490 eruptions.
(Read: Air Quality in Major Indonesian Cities Fails WHO Health Standards)
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