Mount Ibu Erupted Again Early This Morning (Saturday, 13 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (13/6/2026) at 01:48 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 43 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 summit (1,825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey, thick, drifting westward. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 43 seconds duration.
(Read: Kurious Survey: Many Indonesians Perceive Poor Air Quality)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 13 June 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 91 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude, lasting 37-88 seconds each.
Additionally: 4 emission earthquakes (3-8 mm amplitude, 37-55 sec duration) and 9 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 58-167 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors: do not enter the 2 km exclusion zone, and avoid the 3.5 km sector extension northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,593 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,240 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 911 eruptions.
(Read: West Kalimantan Recorded Worst National Air Quality This Morning (Friday, 18 August 2023))
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