Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Sunday, July 19 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (19/7/2026) at 06.15 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 42 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 with thick density, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters over 45 seconds duration.
(Read: Damaged Houses Count from Sumatra Floods & Landslides (17 December 2025))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 19 July 2026 00.00-23.59 WIT recorded 93 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 32-120 second duration.
Additionally, 1 explosion earthquake (10 mm amplitude, 31 seconds) and 5 harmonic tremors (2-4 mm amplitude, 34-61 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sector exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 3,373 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,462 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1,102 eruptions.
(Read: Floods Dominated Disaster Events in Indonesia Q1 2026)
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