Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Monday, 7 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (7/9/2026) at 17:38 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 7 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters and duration of 62 seconds.
(Read: Distribution of High Confidence Forest Fire Hotspots in Indonesia (24 August 2026))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 September 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 89 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 11-28 mm and duration 34-102 seconds.
Additionally, 2 collapse earthquakes (amplitude 2-4 mm, duration 39-41 seconds) and 1 emission earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 44 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists not to operate within 2 km radius, and avoid the 3.5 km extended sector northwards from the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,487 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,757 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1,451 eruptions.
(Read: Celios: 17.4 Million People at Risk of Acute Respiratory Infection From Forest Fires)
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