Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Afternoon (Tuesday, 20 October 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (20/10/2026) at 13:10 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 13 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 (1,625 meters above sea level).
The grey ash column drifted westward with medium intensity. This eruption was still ongoing at the time of reporting.
(Read: Air Quality in 6 Provincial Capitals Affected by Forest Fires: Palembang Worst Hit)
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu remains at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 20 October 2026 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 107 eruption earthquakes (15-28 mm amplitude, 33-83 second duration).
Additionally, 3 emission tremors (7-10 mm amplitude, 36-42 second duration) and 5 harmonic tremors (2-20 mm amplitude, 42-76 second duration) were detected.
PVMBG urges local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion sector northwards towards the active crater opening.
During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia logged 5,210 volcanic eruptions nationwide. Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 2,018 eruptions, followed by Mount Ibu with 1,765 eruptions.
(Read: Total Combined Personnel Deployed for Indonesian Forest Fire Response as of October 2026)
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