Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, 18 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (18/5/2026) at 21:05 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 8 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column reached 600 meters above the crater peak (1925 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with thick intensity, drifting southeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm and 58 seconds duration.
(Read: Total Natural Disaster Casualties in Indonesia up to 8 July 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 18 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 119 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 10-28 mm and duration 34-83 seconds.
Additionally, 3 emission earthquakes (3-5 mm amplitude, 36-48 sec duration) and 14 harmonic tremors (3-28 mm amplitude, 81-183 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sector zone northward of Mount Ibu's active crater opening.
For 2026 to date, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2041 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1032 events, while Mount Ibu has erupted 733 times.
(Read: Natural Disasters Damaged 220 Thousand Buildings in Indonesia in 2025)
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