Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, 2 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (2/5/2026) at 06:59 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 21 times.
According to eruption data from the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached None metres above the crater peak (None metres above sea level).
No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimetres and 36 seconds duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 2 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 98 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 33-101 second duration.
Additionally, 2 emission earthquakes (4-6 mm amplitude, 32-49 second duration) and 23 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 23-168 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists not to operate within 2 km radius, and avoid the 3.5 km extended sector zone north of Mount Ibu's active crater opening.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1,751 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 906 events, while Mount Ibu registered 624 eruptions.
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