Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, 29 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (29/5/2026) at 21:29 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 30 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 300m above the summit, or 1625m above sea level.
The grey ash column drifted northeast at moderate intensity. This eruption was registered on seismographs with 28mm maximum amplitude and 48 second duration.
(Read: Indonesia Natural Disaster Death Toll Surged in 2024)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 29 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 101 eruption earthquakes (15-28mm amplitude, 34-76s duration).
Additionally, 1 degassing earthquake (10mm amplitude, 34s duration) and 18 harmonic tremors (2-28mm amplitude, 46-188s duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2km radius, plus an extended 3.5km exclusion zone north towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2218 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1117 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 808 times.
(Read: Natural Disaster Occurrence Count in Java Provinces 2020-2024)
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