Mount Ibu Erupted Again Early This Morning (Thursday, 14 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (14/5/2026) at 01:58 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 22 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 approximately 500 meters above the crater peak (1825 meters above sea level).
The grey ash column drifted northeast at moderate intensity. This eruption was registered on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 42 seconds duration.
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Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 14 May 2026 (00:00–23:59 WIT) recorded 120 eruption earthquakes with 10–28 mm amplitude and 34–93 second duration.
Additionally, 4 degassing tremors (3–6 mm amplitude, 34–54 sec duration) and 8 harmonic tremors (2–28 mm amplitude, 56–250 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius of the volcano, and a 3.5 km restricted sector zone northwards from the active crater opening.
For 2026 thus far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 1963 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1006 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 697 eruptions.
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