Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, 12 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (12/8/2026) at 22:25 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 26 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 800 m above the summit (2125 m above sea level).
Ash columns appeared white to grey, with medium to thick intensity drifting northeast. Eruption activity was ongoing as this report was published.
MAGMA Indonesia activity logs placed Mount Ibu at Alert Level II (Advisory). On 12 August 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) monitoring recorded 111 eruption earthquakes, 3 rockfall earthquakes, and 5 emission earthquakes. Authorities prohibit public activity within a 2 km radius, with an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards from the active crater.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,938 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru recorded the most events (1,613 eruptions), followed by Mount Ibu with 1,261 eruptions.
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