Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again Tonight (Friday, 15 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (15/5/2026) at 21:26 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 35 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached approximately 300 meters above the summit, or 1625 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick intensity, drifting westward. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum amplitude 20 mm and duration of 59 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 15 May 2026 between 00:00 - 23:59 WIT recorded 109 eruption earthquakes (amplitude 14-28 mm, duration 31-104 seconds).
Additionally, 2 emission earthquakes (4-12 mm amplitude, 31-39 sec duration) and 15 harmonic tremor events (3-28 mm amplitude, 47-182 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists not to operate within 2 km radius of the volcano, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion sector northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1993 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions (1019 events), followed by Mount Ibu with 710 eruptions.
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