Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, 14 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (14/5/2026) at 21:19 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 approximately 200 meters above the crater peak (1525 meters above sea level).
The ash column was observed grey, thick intensity, drifting northwest. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 52 seconds duration.
(Read: Estimated Forest & Land Fire Area in West Kalimantan Province 2016-2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 14 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 120 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude and 34-93 seconds duration.
Additionally, 4 explosion earthquakes (3-6 mm amplitude, 34-54 sec duration) and 8 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 56-250 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and an extended 3.5 km sector exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1976 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1011 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 703 eruptions.
(Read: 381 High Risk Forest Fire Hotspots Remained in Indonesia Early 2023)
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