Mount Ibu Erupts Again Today, Volcanic Ash Column Reaches 1,000 Meters
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (20/5/2026) at 21:51 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 24 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Disaster Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 1,000 meters above the summit (2,325 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey, thick, and drifted northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration of 63 seconds.
(Read: Floods & Extreme Weather: Indonesia's Most Frequent Disasters in 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Alert Level II (Advisory). Seismic monitoring on 20 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 119 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 12-28 mm, duration 30-74 sec).
Additionally, 1 emission earthquake (8 mm amplitude, 49 sec duration) and 10 harmonic tremors (2-10 mm amplitude, 37-108 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km of the crater, and an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,075 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1,043 eruptions, while Mount Ibu has erupted 749 times.
(Read: List of Provinces Affected by Early 2026 Floods & Landslides)
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