Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, 19 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (19/10/2026) at 00:18 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano only erupted once.
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 (1725 meters above sea level).
The thick grey ash column drifted northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 51 seconds duration.
(Read: Number of Natural Disaster Events in Java Island Provinces 2020-2024)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 19 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 101 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 31-69 sec duration).
Additionally: 1 rockfall earthquake (3 mm, 43 sec), 3 gas emission earthquakes (4-7 mm, 32-41 sec).
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2km radius, plus an extended 3.5km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 5185 total volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 2013 eruptions, while Mount Ibu recorded 1753 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Natural Disaster Fatalities Rose Sharply in 2024)
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