Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Sunday, 18 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (18/10/2026) at 08:39 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 51 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 crater peak (1825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey, thick density, drifting north. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 mm, duration 63 seconds.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report: Mount Ibu is set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 18 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 86 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 34-102 sec duration).
Additionally: 2 rockfall earthquakes (10 mm amplitude, 50-81 sec duration), and 1 gas emission earthquake (15 mm amplitude, 38 sec duration).
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and extended 3.5 km restricted zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 5,170 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 2011 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1747 eruptions.
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