Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Saturday, 30 May 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (30/5/2026) at 20:32 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 38 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 500 meters above the summit (1,825 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with thick intensity, drifting northeast. Mount Ibu's eruption was ongoing when this report was published.
(Read: Number of Houses Damaged by Floods and Landslides in Sumatra (16 December 2025))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 30 May 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 133 eruption earthquakes with 10-28 mm amplitude and 36-89 second duration.
Additionally, 3 blast earthquakes (4-6 mm amplitude, 34-49 seconds) and 13 harmonic tremors (2-28 mm amplitude, 57-195 seconds) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents and visitors to avoid all activities within a 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km sector zone towards the north crater opening of Mount Ibu.
For 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2,236 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest eruptions at 1,123 events, followed by Mount Ibu with 816 eruptions.
(Read: Number of Houses Damaged by Floods and Landslides in Sumatra (17 December 2025))
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