Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Thursday, 15 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (15/10/2026) at 11:03 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 23 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the eruption was not visually observed. It was recorded on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and lasted 43 seconds.
(Read: Floods & Forest Fires: Most Frequent Disasters in Indonesia Throughout 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 15 October 2026 (00:00–23:59 WIT) recorded 103 eruption earthquakes with 15–28 mm amplitude and 32–88 second duration.
Additionally, 3 collapse earthquakes (4–20 mm amplitude, 36–50 seconds) and 3 emission earthquakes (4–8 mm amplitude, 37–41 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within a 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 5,114 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,990 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 1,719 eruptions.
(Read: Floods & Extreme Weather: Most Common Disasters in Indonesia in 2025)
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