Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, 6 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (06/10/2026) at 15:28 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 13 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 600 meters above the summit, or 1925 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with moderate intensity, drifting eastwards. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimetres and lasted 53 seconds.
(Read: Air Quality in Major Indonesian Cities Poor, Far Below WHO Standards)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 6 October 2026, 00:00 - 23:59 WIT recorded 78 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 32-73 second duration.
Additionally, 3 degassing earthquakes with 4-10 mm amplitude / 36-49 second duration, and 12 harmonic tremors with 2-14 mm amplitude / 35-86 second duration were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius of Mount Ibu, and an extended 3.5 km exclusion sector towards the northern crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,956 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions (1,925 events), followed by Mount Ibu with 1,656 eruptions.
(Read: Bangladesh Has World's Worst Air Quality: How Does Indonesia Compare?)
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