Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Monday, 18 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (18/5/2026) at 12:01 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 5 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption visual was not observed. The eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration 47 seconds.
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 18 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 119 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 10-28 mm and duration 34-83 seconds.
Additionally, 3 emission earthquakes (amplitude 3-5 mm, duration 36-48 seconds) and 14 harmonic tremors (amplitude 3-28 mm, duration 81-183 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sector zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2,034 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1030 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 730 times.
(Read: BNPB Recorded 52 Natural Disasters in Mid-August 2023, Mostly Forest Fires)
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