Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Monday, 19 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (19/10/2026) at 11.07 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 4 times.
According to eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, no visual eruption was observed. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum amplitude 28 millimeters, duration 39 seconds.
(Read: Not Jakarta: This is the Region With the Worst Air Quality in Indonesia (Wednesday, 7 June 2023))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu activity status is set at Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 19 October 2026 00.00-23.59 WIT recorded 101 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 15-28 mm, earthquake duration 31-69 seconds.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (3 mm amplitude, 43 second duration) and 3 emission earthquakes (4-7 mm amplitude, 32-41 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and 3.5 km sectoral exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening of Mount Ibu.
Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 5,193 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 2,015 events, while Mount Ibu erupted 1,756 times.
(Read: Jatibening Included in 15 Regions With Best Air Quality in Indonesia as of September 2023)
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