Alert! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, April 9, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (April 9, 2026) at 18:46 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 25 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 700 meters above the peak (2,025 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be white to gray in color with moderate to thick intensity heading east and southeast. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 57 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on April 9, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 109 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 30-79 seconds.

Additionally, there were 14 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 51-159 seconds, as well as 105 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-16 millimeters and durations of 17-29 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a 3.5-kilometer sectoral extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,383 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (743 times), while Mount Ibu has erupted 515 times.

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