Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning, Eruption Height Recorded at 0 Meters
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (22/9/2026) at 06:34 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 5 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 0 meters above the crater peak, or 1325 meters above sea level.
The grey to white thick ash plume drifted eastwards. This eruption was registered on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 50 seconds duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 22 September 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 82 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 33-85 sec duration), 9 harmonic tremors, and 69 low-frequency earthquakes.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4744 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru recorded the most events (1841 eruptions), followed by Mount Ibu with 1559 eruptions.
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