Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight, Volcanic Ash Column Reaches 800 Meters Above Summit
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (10/6/2026) at 18:53 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 approximately 800 meters above the summit, or 2,125 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared white to grey, with medium to thick density drifting northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 44 seconds duration.
(Read: Update on Damaged Facilities Due to Sumatra Floods & Landslides (11 December 2025))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Alert Level II (Advisory). Seismic monitoring on 10 June 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 83 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude and 34-84 second duration.
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (4 mm amplitude, 35 seconds) and 10 harmonic tremors (2-10 mm amplitude, 44-117 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km of the volcano, and a 3.5 km exclusion zone applies northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,513 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,223 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 893 eruptions.
(Read: Diseases Reported Among Sumatra Flood Victims as of 5 December 2025)
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