Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, 6 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (06/10/2026) at 21:42 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 16 times total. No, properly: Correct description:
Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (October 6, 2026) at 21:42 WIT. Over the last week, this volcano has erupted 16 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 600 meters above the summit, or 1925 meters above sea level.
The grey ash plume drifted northeast at moderate intensity. This eruption registered on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm and lasted 45 seconds.
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MAGMA Indonesia activity reports place Mount Ibu at Alert Level II (Watch). Seismic monitoring on October 6, 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 78 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 32-73 second duration).
Additionally there were 3 emission earthquakes (4-10 mm, 36-49 seconds) and 12 harmonic tremors (2-14 mm, 35-86 seconds).
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists not to operate within 2 km of the volcano, and avoid the 3.5 km exclusion sector to the north of the active crater.
As of 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 4963 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1928 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1659 eruptions.
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