Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Saturday, 10 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (10/10/2026) at 09:52 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 39 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 700 meters above the summit, or 2025 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared white to grey, with medium to thick density, drifting northeast and east. This eruption was still ongoing at the time this report was published.
(Read also: Total Casualties from Natural Disasters in Indonesia as of 8 July 2025)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 10 October 2026 between 00:00–23:59 WIT recorded 104 eruption earthquakes with amplitude 15–28 mm and duration 33–86 seconds.
Additionally, 3 rockfall earthquakes (4–15 mm amplitude, 31–50 sec duration) and 2 degassing earthquakes (6–8 mm amplitude, 32–38 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within a 2 km radius around Mount Ibu, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For the year 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 5029 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest activity with 1951 eruptions, followed by Mount Ibu with 1682 eruptions.
(Read also: After Previous Spike, Natural Disaster Incidents in Indonesia Declined in 2024)
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