Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, 17 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (17/10/2026) at 10:53 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 40 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption plume was not visually observed. This event was recorded on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters, lasting 66 seconds.
(Read: Earthquakes to Drought: Common Natural Disasters in Indonesia up to Mid 2023)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 17 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 93 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 32-132 second duration.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (5 mm amplitude, 45 seconds) and 4 emission earthquakes (4-15 mm amplitude, 35-56 seconds) 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 sector northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 5,152 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 2,004 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1,736 eruptions.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Wednesday, 22 April 2026 12:17:58 WIB))
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