Warning! Mount Ibu Erupted Again This Morning (Wednesday, 17 June 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (17/6/2026) at 09:09 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 17 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 800 meters above the crater peak (2125 meters above sea level).
The ash column appeared grey with moderate intensity, drifting southeast. This eruption was recorded on seismograph with maximum 28 mm amplitude and 47 seconds duration.
(Read: Latest Recorded Earthquakes from BMKG (Saturday, 19 July 2025 13:53:43 WIB))
Per MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity reports, Mount Ibu is currently at Activity Level II (Alert). Seismic monitoring on 17 June 2026 00:00–23:59 WIT recorded 77 eruption earthquakes (15–28 mm amplitude, 36–199 seconds duration).
Additionally: 1 exhalation earthquake (6 mm amplitude, 41 seconds), plus 28 harmonic tremors (2–10 mm amplitude, 27–154 seconds).
PVMBG advises local residents, visitors and tourists to avoid all activity within 2 km radius, plus an extended 3.5 km exclusion zone northwards towards the active crater opening.
For 2026 up to this date, MAGMA Indonesia logged 2724 volcanic eruptions nationwide: Mount Semeru (East Java) recorded the highest count at 1277 eruptions, while Mount Ibu recorded 938 eruptions.
(Read: Latest Recorded Earthquakes from BMKG (Wednesday, 22 April 2026 12:17:58 WIB))
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