Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again Early This Morning (Saturday, 16 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (16/5/2026) at 01:30 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 36 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 approximately 600 meters above the crater peak (1925 meters above sea level).
The thick grey ash column drifted westward. This eruption was registered on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 69 seconds duration.
(Read: Volcanic Eruption Trends In Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia 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 sec duration).
Additionally, 2 explosion tremors (8-10 mm amplitude, 39-44 sec) and 10 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 41-176 sec) were detected.
PVMBG warns residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km of the crater, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
As of 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1994 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1019 eruptions, while Mount Ibu registered 711 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
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