Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Wednesday, 3 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (3/6/2026) at 08:59 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu 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 800 meters above the summit (2,125 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with medium to thick intensity drifting northeast. Mount Ibu's eruption was ongoing as this report was published.
(Read: After Previous Surge, Natural Disaster Occurrences in Indonesia Declined in 2024)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 3 June 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 126 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 33-68 second duration.
Additionally, 1 explosion earthquake (4 mm amplitude, 34 second duration) and 13 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 34-146 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activities within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sectoral exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
As of 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,303 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,157 events, while Mount Ibu registered 839 eruptions.
(Read: Natural Disaster Incident Counts in Java Island Provinces 2020-2024)
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