Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Thursday, 18 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (18/6/2026) at 08.14 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 25 times.
According to eruption information from the Centre for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height was approximately 500 metres above the summit (1,825 metres above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with thick intensity, drifting northeast. Mount Ibu eruption was still ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Jakarta Air Quality Ranked 3rd Worst Globally This Morning (Tuesday, 6 June 2023))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 18 June 2026 00.00-23.59 WIT recorded 80 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude and 38-88 second duration.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (5 mm amplitude, 35 second duration) and 6 emission earthquakes (4-8 mm amplitude, 33-50 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activities within 2 km radius, and extended 3.5 km sectoral exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 2,765 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,289 events, while Mount Ibu erupted 946 times.
(Read: West Kalimantan Recorded Worst Air Quality in Indonesia This Morning (Friday, 18 August 2023))
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