Warning! Mount Ibu Erupted Again Tonight (Wednesday, 20 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (20/5/2026) at 18:55 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 23 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 400 meters above the crater peak (1,725 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey, thick, and drifted towards the northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters and duration of 65 seconds.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Most Active Volcanoes In The World)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 20 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 119 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 12-28 mm and duration 30-74 seconds.
Additionally, 1 explosion earthquake (8 mm amplitude, 49 seconds duration) and 10 harmonic tremor events (2-10 mm amplitude, 37-108 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists not to conduct activities within 2 km radius of Mount Ibu, and avoid the 3.5 km extended sector zone towards the active north crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 2,071 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,040 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 748 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First: Countries With The Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide)
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