Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Friday, 7 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (7/8/2026) at 08:14 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 30 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 500 meters above the crater peak (1,825 meters above sea level).
The ash column was grey with moderate intensity, drifting northeast. This eruption registered on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 61 second duration.
(Read: Due to Forest Fires, ISPA Cases in South Kalimantan Reached 189,000 as of September 2023)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 83 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 32-98 second duration).
Additionally 14 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 35-101 second duration) and 70 low frequency earthquakes (2-10 mm amplitude, 17-29 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone north towards the active crater opening.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 3,780 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions (1,552 events), while Mount Ibu recorded 1,215 eruptions.
(Read: Top 5 Provinces with Most Peatland Forest Fire Hotspots up to August 2025)
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