Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Saturday, 12 September 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (12/9/2026) at 22:31 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 49 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia platform, the observed ash plume reached approximately 700 meters above the summit (2025 meters above sea level).
The ash plume appeared white to grey, with moderate to thick density drifting northeast. Eruption activity was ongoing at the time this report was published.
(Read also: Volcanic Eruption Trends in Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcano monitoring reports, Mount Ibu remains at Alert Level II (Advisory). Seismic monitoring between 00:00 – 23:59 WIT on 12 September 2026 recorded: 102 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 15-28 mm, duration 34-154 seconds); 1 degassing earthquake (amplitude 6 mm, duration 32 seconds); 9 harmonic tremor events (amplitude 2-10 mm, duration 32-125 seconds).
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists not to enter the 2 km exclusion zone around the crater, nor the extended 3.5 km restricted sector towards the northern opening of the active crater.
For the full year 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,602 volcanic eruptions across the country. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1,795 eruptions, followed by Mount Ibu with 1,493 events.
(Read also: Countries with Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide: Indonesia Ranks First)
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