Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again Tonight (Wednesday, 5 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (5/8/2026) at 18:26 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 21 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 400 meters above the crater peak (1725 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed grey, thick density, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm, duration 65 seconds.
(Read: Jakarta & Medan are World's Most Polluted Cities, See Air Quality Trends)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report: Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 5 August 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 113 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 15-28 mm, duration 33-111 sec).
Additionally: 1 rockfall earthquake (3 mm amplitude, 32 sec) and 1 gas emission earthquake (4 mm amplitude, 49 sec) were detected.
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.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,740 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most activity (1533 eruptions), while Mount Ibu has erupted 1206 times.
(Read: Jatibening Listed Among Indonesia's Top 15 Best Air Quality Areas As Of September 2023)
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