Warning! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, 7 July 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (7/7/2026) at 16:30 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 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 200 meters above the summit, or 1525 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey, thick intensity, drifting northeast. Eruption activity was ongoing at the time this report was published.
(Read: Total Natural Disaster Casualties in Indonesia up to 8 July 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 July 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 78 eruption earthquakes, 13 harmonic tremors, and 75 low frequency earthquakes.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors must not enter a 2km radius zone, plus a 3.5km extended sector northwards from the active crater.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2985 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru recorded the highest eruptions (1342 events), while Mount Ibu recorded 1006 eruptions.
(Read: 137 Natural Disaster Events Recorded Before Late January 2024: Floods Most Frequent)
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