Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Height Around 200 Meters
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (7/7/2026) at 17.43 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 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 approximately 200 meters above the summit, or 1,525 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and lasted 61 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status remains at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 July 2026 00.00-23.59 WIT recorded 78 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude and 30-76 second duration.
Additionally, 13 harmonic tremors (2-10 mm amplitude, 26-110 second duration) and 75 low frequency earthquakes (2-10 mm amplitude, 17-29 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion sector northwards towards the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,987 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,343 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1,006 eruptions.
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