Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Friday, 22 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (22/5/2026) at 08:11 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 33 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 crater peak, or 1,825 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick intensity, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and lasted 61 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 22 May 2026 between 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 108 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 34-94 second duration.
Additionally, 1 blast earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 49 seconds duration) and 9 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 41-126 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,100 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1,055 eruptions, while Mount Ibu registered 758 eruptions.
(Read: Jatibening Listed Among Top 15 Areas With Best Air Quality in Indonesia as of September 2023)
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