Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Thursday, 21 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (21/5/2026) at 16:10 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 28 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 (1725 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey, thick, and drifted northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 55 seconds duration.
(Read: Fatal Casualty Distribution from North Sumatra Floods & Landslides (9 December 2025))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 21 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 129 eruption earthquakes (10-28 mm amplitude, 34-89 sec duration).
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 42 sec) and 2 gas emission earthquakes (8-10 mm amplitude, 36-41 sec) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2088 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1050 eruptions, followed by Mount Ibu with 753 eruptions.
(Read: Fatal Casualty Distribution from Aceh Floods & Landslides (9 December 2025))
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