Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Thursday, 18 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (18/6/2026) at 05:46 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 23 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 400 meters above the crater peak (1,725 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 57 seconds duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 18 June 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 80 eruption earthquakes (10-28 mm amplitude, 38-88 second duration).
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (5 mm amplitude, 35 second duration) and 6 gas emission earthquakes (4-8 mm amplitude, 33-50 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,756 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,284 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 944 eruptions.
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