Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again Tonight (Thursday, 18 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (18/6/2026) at 20:05 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 28 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 400 meters above the summit, or 1,725 meters above sea level.
The ash column appeared grey with thick intensity, drifting northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and lasted 42 seconds.
(Read: Volcanic Eruption Trends Over Recent Years)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently set at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 18 June 2026, 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 80 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude and 38-88 second duration.
Additionally, 1 collapse earthquake (5 mm amplitude, 35 sec duration) and 6 emission earthquakes (4-8 mm amplitude, 33-50 sec duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local communities, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within a 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sectoral zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 so far, MAGMA Indonesia has logged 2,783 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,295 events, while Mount Ibu registered 949 eruptions.
(Read: Indonesia Ranks First Globally For Most Active Volcanoes)
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