Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Friday, 16 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (16/10/2026) at 09:48 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 32 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 53 second duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status is at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 16 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 136 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 32-74 second duration.
Additionally: 1 rockfall earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 41s duration, and 2 emission earthquakes (4-8 mm amplitude, 44-51s duration).
PVMBG advises local residents and tourists to avoid activity within 2 km radius, plus extended 3.5 km sector zone north of the active crater.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 5,128 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) had the highest eruptions (1,995 events), while Mount Ibu recorded 1,728 eruptions.
(Read: Natural Disasters Damaged 220 Thousand Buildings in Indonesia in 2025)
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