Warning! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Monday, 24 August 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (24/8/2026) at 10:39 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 3 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 500 meters above the crater peak (1,825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with moderate to thick density, drifting northeast and east. This eruption was still ongoing at the time this report was published.
(Read: Distribution of Fatalities Due to Floods & Landslides in Aceh (9 December 2025))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 24 August 2026 (00:00–23:59 WIT) recorded 91 eruption earthquakes with 15–28 mm amplitude and 34–72 second duration.
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 38 second duration) and 3 gas emission earthquakes (3–6 mm amplitude, 31–40 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 2 kilometer radius, plus an extended 3.5 kilometer exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,212 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruption count at 1,691 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1,351 eruptions.
(Read: Distribution of Fatalities Due to Floods & Landslides in West Sumatra (9 December 2025))
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