Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, 19 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (19/6/2026) at 15:42 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 36 times.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, no visual eruption was observed. This event was recorded on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 28 mm and 35 second duration.
(Read: 1,300 Natural Disasters Occurred in Indonesia Up To September 2024, Here Are The Details)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 19 June 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 96 eruption earthquakes (17-28 mm amplitude, 31-76 second duration), 3 blowout earthquakes, and 17 harmonic tremors.
PVMBG advises local residents and tourists 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 so far, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,807 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru recorded the highest with 1,301 eruptions, followed by Mount Ibu with 957 eruptions.
(Read: Flooding: The Most Frequent Natural Disaster In Indonesia As Of September 2025)
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