Alert! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, 2 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (2/6/2026) at 19:00 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 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 500 meters above the peak (1,825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared white to grey, with moderate to thick intensity drifting northeast. Mount Ibu eruption was ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Dozens of Neighborhood Units in Jakarta Affected by Floods (5 May 2026))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 2 June 2026 between 00:00–23:59 WIT recorded 113 eruption earthquakes with 15–28 mm amplitude and 33–81 second duration.
Additionally, 1 rockfall earthquake (2 mm amplitude, 27 seconds duration) and 2 emission earthquakes (8–10 mm amplitude, 36–39 seconds duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activities within 2 km radius of Mount Ibu, and extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia recorded 2,290 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,152 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 835 eruptions.
(Read: Diseases Reported Among Sumatra Flood Victims as of 5 December 2025)
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