Mount Ibu Erupted Again Early This Morning (Thursday, 7 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (7/5/2026) at 03:34 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 18 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia app, the observed ash column reached 500 m above the crater, or 1,825 m above sea level.
The grey ash column drifted southwest at moderate intensity. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with 28 mm maximum amplitude, lasting 70 seconds.
(Read: Nearly 300 Natural Disasters Recorded Up To Mid-February 2024)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 May 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 126 eruption earthquakes (10-28 mm amplitude, 35-93 second duration).
Additionally: 1 emission earthquake (3 mm, 38 seconds) and 16 harmonic tremors (3-28 mm, 48-273 seconds).
PVMBG warns local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km of the crater, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards from the active crater opening.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 1,828 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 942 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 653 times.
(Read: Number of Injuries From Natural Disasters In Indonesia 2015–2024)
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