Mount Karangetang Erupts Again This Afternoon, Ash Column Height Around 700 Meters
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Mount Karangetang in North Sulawesi erupted again on Thursday (1/10/2026) at 16:35 WITA. This volcano has erupted twice in the past week.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 700 meters above the summit, or 2484 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared white, grey to brown, with medium to thick density drifting north. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 50 mm and lasted 74 seconds.
(Read: Volcanic Eruption Trends Over Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Karangetang is set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 1 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WITA recorded 1 eruption earthquake (50 mm amplitude, 52 seconds duration), 5 landslide earthquakes (5-10 mm amplitude, 23-84 seconds duration), and 125 gas emission earthquakes (5-50 mm amplitude, 23-84 seconds duration).
PVMBG urges residents and tourists not to approach, climb, or operate within the hazard zone: 1.5 km radius from Crater Two (North Crater) and Main Crater (South), plus an extended 2.5 km sector zone towards south-southwest.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia documented 4,887 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1901 events, while Mount Karangetang erupted 5 times.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes In The World)
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