Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, 6 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (06/05/2026) at 12.00 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 15 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 600 meters above the summit, or 1,925 meters above sea level.
The grey ash column drifted westward with moderate intensity. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 45 second duration.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Wednesday, 22 April 2026 12:17:58 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 6 May 2026 00.00-23.59 WIT recorded 129 eruption earthquakes (10-28 mm amplitude, 33-81 second duration).
Additionally: 3 degassing earthquakes (5-8 mm, 36-40 seconds), 10 harmonic tremors (3-8 mm, 42-151 seconds).
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northward towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 1,820 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 939 events, while Mount Ibu registered 650 eruptions.
(Read: Magnitude 4.8 Earthquake Strikes 219 Km East of Levuka)
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