Mount Karangetang Erupted on Wednesday Night, Activity Status at Alert Level
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Mount Karangetang in North Sulawesi erupted again on Wednesday (7/10/2026) at 19:14 WITA. It has erupted 4 times in the past week.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption plume was not visually observed. Eruption activity was still ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Volcano Eruption Trends in Recent Years)
MAGMA Indonesia monitoring records placed Mount Karangetang at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on 7 October 2026, 00:00-23:59 WITA logged 2 eruption earthquakes with 50mm amplitude and 52-76 second duration.
Additionally: 11 collapse earthquakes (2-10 mm amplitude, 39-111 seconds duration), and 83 emission earthquakes (7-50 mm amplitude, 24-90 seconds duration).
PVMBG warns the public, visitors and tourists not to approach, hike or conduct activities within the hazard zone: 1.5km radius from Kawah Dua (North Crater) and Main Crater (South), plus an extended 2.5km danger sector towards southwest.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 4,976 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) had the highest eruptions (1,933 events), while Mount Karangetang recorded 9 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally for Most Active Volcanoes)
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