Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning, Volcanic Ash Height Reaches 200 Meters Above the Summit
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (27/5/2026) at 10.01 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 15 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 200 meters above the summit, or 1,525 meters above sea level.
The ash column was observed grey, thick intensity, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm and duration 56 seconds.
(Read: Countries with Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide: Indonesia Ranks First)
According to MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 27 May 2026 00.00-23.59 WIT recorded 135 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 10-28 mm and duration 30-89 seconds.
Additionally, 1 emission earthquake with 4 mm amplitude / 51 second duration, plus 10 harmonic tremors with amplitude 2-28 mm / duration 55-124 seconds were detected.
PVMBG urged local communities, visitors and tourists not to operate within 2 km radius, and an extended 3.5 km sector restriction applies northwards towards the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded a total 2,183 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,098 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 793 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Has the Highest Number of Active Volcanoes in the World)
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