Alert! Mount Ibu Erupted Again Tonight (Monday, 15 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (15/6/2026) at 20:49 WIT. Over the past week, this volcano has erupted 8 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 600 meters above the crater peak, or 1925 meters above sea level.
The thick grey ash column drifted northeast. This eruption was recorded on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 61 seconds duration.
(Read: Number of Damaged Houses Due to Sumatra Floods & Landslides (17 December 2025))
As per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 15 June 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 83 eruption earthquakes (10-28 mm amplitude, 36-97 sec duration), 2 collapse earthquakes, and 2 emission earthquakes.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, and 3.5 km sectoral exclusion zone north of the active crater.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2672 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the most eruptions at 1258 events, while Mount Ibu recorded 929 eruptions.
(Read: West Sumatra Floods & Landslides Killed 200 People: Distribution Data (4 December 2025))
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