Mount Karangetang Erupted Early Wednesday, Status Set to Alert
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Mount Karangetang in North Sulawesi erupted again on Wednesday (7/10/2026) at 03:12 WITA. This volcano has erupted 3 times in the past week.
According to eruption data from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, no visual eruption was observed. The eruption was still ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Floods & Extreme Weather: Indonesia's Most Frequent Disasters in 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Karangetang is at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 7 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WITA recorded 2 eruption earthquakes (50mm amplitude, 52-76 sec duration), 11 collapse earthquakes (2-10mm amplitude, 39-111 sec duration), and 83 emission earthquakes (7-50mm amplitude, 24-90 sec duration).
PVMBG urges the public and tourists: do not approach, climb, or operate within the hazard zone: 1.5km radius from Kawah Dua (North Crater) and Main Crater (South), plus an extended 2.5km exclusion sector towards the south-southwest.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 4,966 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1,928 events, while Mount Karangetang erupted 8 times.
(Read: 175 Disaster Events Recorded in Indonesia Early 2026, Floods Most Common)
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