Mount Ibu Erupted Again Early This Morning (Tuesday, 20 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (20/10/2026) at 03:52 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 9 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 300 meters above the crater peak (1625 meters above sea level).
The grey ash column drifted eastwards at moderate intensity. This eruption was registered on seismographs with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 37 seconds duration.
(Read: Countries With Most Active Volcanoes Worldwide: Indonesia Ranks First)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Alert Level II (Advisory). Seismic monitoring on 20 October 2026 (00:00-23:59 WIT) recorded 107 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 33-83 sec duration), 3 emission earthquakes (7-10 mm amplitude, 36-42 sec duration), and 5 harmonic tremors (2-20 mm amplitude, 42-76 sec duration).
PVMBG advises local residents and visitors to avoid all activity within 2 km of the crater, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 overall, MAGMA Indonesia logged 5200 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 2017 eruptions, while Mount Ibu registered 1761 eruptions.
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