Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Wednesday, 13 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (13/5/2026) at 17:51 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 20 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, visual eruption was not observed. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimetres, duration 55 seconds.
(Read: Number of Injured Victims From Natural Disasters in Indonesia 2015-2024)
As per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu activity status remains at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 13 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 120 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude, 31-77 seconds duration.
Additionally: 2 emission earthquakes (3-4 mm amplitude, 33-38 s), 10 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 43-135 s).
PVMBG urges surrounding communities and tourists to avoid activity within 2 km radius, and extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards from the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 1,957 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded most eruptions (1,002 events), while Mount Ibu recorded 695 eruptions.
(Read: 137 Natural Disaster Events Recorded Before End January 2024, Floods Most Frequent)
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