Warning! Mount Ibu Erupted Again Tonight (Monday, 14 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (14/9/2026) at 21:45 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 10 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia app, observed ash column reached 600 m above the summit, or 1925 m above sea level.
The grey ash column drifted northeast with medium intensity. This eruption registered on seismographs at max 28 mm amplitude, lasting 43 seconds.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide)
Per MAGMA Indonesia activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Alert Level II. Seismic monitoring on 14 September 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 75 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 34-84 sec duration), 4 emission tremors, and 10 harmonic tremors.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid activity within a 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northward toward the active crater opening.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4641 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru recorded the highest count (1811 eruptions), followed by Mount Ibu with 1511 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Number Of Active Volcanoes)
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