Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Thursday, 21 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (21/5/2026) at 06.09 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 25 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 summit (1,825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with thick intensity, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters, lasting 58 seconds.
(Read: West Kalimantan Had the Worst Air Quality in Indonesia This Morning (Friday, 18 August 2023))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 21 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 129 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude, duration 34-89 seconds.
Additionally: 1 rockfall earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 42 seconds duration), 2 emission tremors (8-10 mm amplitude, 36-41 seconds duration).
PVMBG warns local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sector zone towards the northern crater opening.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,080 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most with 1,046 eruptions, while Mount Ibu has erupted 750 times.
(Read: How Can Citizens Identify Clean Air Amid Poor Air Quality?)
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