Mount Ibu Erupted Again Early This Morning, Ash Column Reaches 500 Meters Above Peak
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (May 15, 2026) at 02:01 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 29 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia app, the observed ash column reached approx 500?m above the summit (1825?m above sea level).
The thick grey ash plume drifted northwest. This eruption registered on seismographs with 28?mm maximum amplitude and 69 second duration.
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MAGMA Indonesia activity logs place Mount Ibu at Alert Level II (Watch). On May 15 2026 00:00–23:59 WIT: 120 eruption earthquakes (10–28?mm amplitude, 34–93?s duration), 4 emission tremors (3–6?mm, 34–54?s), and 8 harmonic tremors (2–28?mm, 56–250?s) were recorded.
PVMBG warns public and visitors to avoid all activity within 2?km of the volcano, and an extended 3.5?km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia logged 1980 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most events at 1014, while Mount Ibu has erupted 704 times.
(Read: Top 10 Countries With Most Earthquakes 2023: Indonesia Ranks First)
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