Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, 16 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (16/5/2026) at 10:37 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 37 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 eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration 51 seconds.
(Read: Countries With The Most Active Volcanoes In The World, Indonesia Ranks First)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 16 May 2026 00:00–23:59 WIT recorded: 110 eruption earthquakes (15–28 mm amplitude, 34–88 second duration).
Additionally: 2 emission earthquakes (8–10 mm amplitude, 39–44 second duration), 10 harmonic tremors (2–28 mm amplitude, 41–176 second duration).
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists not to operate within 2 km radius of Mount Ibu, and an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone applies northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1,997 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,020 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 712 times.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Highest Number Of Active Volcanoes In The World)
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