Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, 19 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (19/6/2026) at 00:22 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 31 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia app, the observed ash column reached 500 meters above the summit, or 1825 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick density, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 62 seconds duration.
(Read: Latest Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Saturday, 23 May 2026 19:40:26 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 19 June 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 96 eruption earthquakes (17-28 mm amplitude, 31-76 sec duration), 3 blowout earthquakes (3-6 mm amplitude, 37-41 sec duration), and 17 harmonic tremors (2-13 mm amplitude, 47-141 sec duration).
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone towards the active north crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2790 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1296 eruptions, while Mount Ibu has erupted 952 times.
(Read: Earthquake Disaster Casualty Count in Indonesia 2020-2024)
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