Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, 1 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (1/10/2026) at 19:02 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 29 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 600 meters above the summit, or 1925 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared white to grey, with moderate to thick intensity drifting northeast and east. This eruption was ongoing at the time this report was published.
(Read: Countries With Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide: Indonesia Ranks First)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 1 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 79 eruption earthquakes with 15-28 mm amplitude and 34-77 second duration.
Additionally, 5 blast earthquakes (6-12 mm amplitude, 39-48 sec duration) and 18 harmonic tremors (2-12 mm amplitude, 17-29 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius of the volcano, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For the full year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,888 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1901 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 1626 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Has The Highest Number Of Active Volcanoes In The World)
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