Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, June 20, 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (20/6/2026) at 09:22 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 42 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 500 meters above the crater peak (1825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with medium to thick density drifting northeast and east. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration of 48 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 20 June 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 117 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 12-28 mm and duration 35-79 seconds.
Additionally, 2 emission earthquakes (5 mm amplitude, 43-47 sec duration) and 12 harmonic tremors (5-28 mm amplitude, 43-213 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For the full year 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2819 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1303 eruptions, while Mount Ibu has erupted 963 times.
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