Mount Ibu, located in North Maluku, showed significant volcanic activity again on Wednesday night, July 8, 2026. A report from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application recorded an eruption at 21:40 WIT, spewing an ash column 600 meters above the peak.
Volcanic material was observed to be gray with thick intensity, moving towards the northeast. Based on seismograph data, the eruption had a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and lasted for 58 seconds. This phenomenon adds to the active record of the volcano, which has experienced 23 eruptions within the past week.
Currently, the activity status of Mount Ibu remains at Level II or Waspada (Alert). Daily seismicity records show quite high fluctuations in activity, with 103 eruption earthquakes, one gust earthquake, and 11 harmonic earthquakes recorded throughout Wednesday. Data from MAGMA Indonesia shows that throughout 2026, Mount Ibu has recorded 1,017 eruptions, making it one of the most active volcanoes in Indonesia after Mount Semeru.
The PVMBG continues to issue strict warnings to local residents and tourists to comply with the exclusion zone. People are strictly forbidden from entering a two-kilometer radius, with a sectoral extension up to 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening on the north side, to avoid the risk of danger from unexpected volcanic materials.
