Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon, Volcanic Ash Column 800 Meters Above the Peak
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (9/9/2026) at 17.54 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 25 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 800 meters above the peak (2,125 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed grey, thick intensity, heading northeast. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and duration of 52 seconds.
(Read: Number of Houses Damaged by Floods and Landslides in Sumatra (December 17, 2025))
According to volcanic activity reports from MAGMA Indonesia, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on September 9, 2026 00.00-23.59 WIT recorded 103 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 15-28 mm and duration 31-99 seconds.
Additionally, 1 fall earthquake (amplitude 8 mm, 33 seconds duration) and 2 emission earthquakes (amplitude 3-6 mm, 32-34 seconds duration) occurred.
PVMBG urges communities around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to operate within a 2 km radius, and avoid the 3.5 km sectoral expansion zone north towards the active crater opening.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 4,522 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions (1,763 events), while Mount Ibu has erupted 1,469 times.
(Read: List of Provinces Hit by Floods and Landslides Early 2026)
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