Mount Awu

Level II – Advisory Activity is above normal. People must stay away from the crater as recommended. Status changed: 19 Oct 2026, 16:17 WITA

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Recommendations

1. Masyarakat dan pengunjung/wisatawan agar tidak mendekati dan beraktivitas di dalam radius 3 kilometer dari kawah puncak G. Awu.

2. Masyarakat di sekitar G. Awu diharap tetap tenang, tidak terpancing isu-isu mengenai aktivitas G. Awu yang tidak dapat dipertanggungjawabkan kebenarannya. Masyarakat harap mengikuti arahan dari Badan Penanggulangan Bencana Daerah Kabupaten Kepulauan Sangihe.

3. Masyarakat maupun Pemerintah Daerah dan instansi terkait lainnya dapat memantau perkembangan tingkat aktivitas maupun rekomendasi G. Awu setiap saat melalui aplikasi MAGMA Indonesia yang dapat diakses melalui website https://magma.esdm.go.id atau melalui aplikasi android MAGMA Indonesia yang dapat diunduh di Google Play.

Latest report

24-hour report, 2026-10-23, 00:00-24:00 WITA · Didi Wahyudi Pernama Putra Bina

Visual observation

The volcano is clearly visible to covered by fog 0-I. Main crater smoke observed: white with thin intensity, rising about 10-100 meter dari puncak.

Climatology

Weather cloudy, weak wind towards northwest. Air temperature about 22-31°C. Humidity 64-76%.

Seismicity

14 Shallow volcanic events, amplitude 4-28 mm, duration 10-15 s.
2 Deep volcanic events, amplitude 14-44 mm, S-P 0.5 s, duration 17-19 s.
25 Distant tectonic events, amplitude 3-30 mm, S-P not observed, duration 77-179 s.

Observation photo

Latest observation photo.

Location: Kepulauan Sangihe, Sulawesi Utara
Nearest city: Tahuna
Elevation: 1.320 m a.s.l.
Coordinates: 3.6828460, 125.4559800

Observation-post CCTV

Snapshots are updated about every 15 minutes. The capture time is shown in the top-left corner.

Awu - LNGN Gambar tidak berubah sejak 05 Oct 15:59 WITA — kamera mungkin sedang gangguan

Awu - MALA Gambar tidak berubah sejak 08 Oct 03:25 WITA — kamera mungkin sedang gangguan

Awu - PAWU Gambar tidak berubah sejak 05 Oct 15:48 WITA — kamera mungkin sedang gangguan

Live seismograms

Seismograph (helicorder) records from the last 24 hours at 1 PVMBG stations on Mount Awu, updated about every 15 minutes. One line = 30 minutes; the bottom line is the latest. Times on the image are UTC (WIB = UTC+7, WITA = UTC+8, WIT = UTC+9). Click an image for full size.

Seismogram stasiun AUKD HHZ, Gunung Awu — Station **AUKD** · HHZ

Source: PVMBG – MAGMA Indonesia. Volcanic earthquakes appear as spikes on the trace; continuous shaking may indicate tremor.

Volcanic hazard map (KRB)

Official Geological Agency map (2016): areas that may be hit by pyroclastic flows, lava flows, ballistic rocks, ashfall, and lahars. KRB III is closest to the source.

Peta Kawasan Rawan Bencana Gunung Awu — Click the map for full size (5,2 MB). Source: Geological Agency – MAGMA Indonesia.

14-day seismicity chart

Volcanic earthquakes per day by type.

View data table

Date	Shallow volcanic	Deep volcanic	Local tectonic	Distant tectonic
25 Oct	0	0	0	0
24 Oct	0	0	0	0
23 Oct	14	2	0	25
22 Oct	20	1	0	24
21 Oct	33	6	0	18
20 Oct	12	3	0	19
19 Oct	28	5	1	27
18 Oct	19	14	1	29
17 Oct	0	0	0	0
16 Oct	0	0	0	0
15 Oct	0	0	0	0
14 Oct	0	0	0	0
13 Oct	0	0	0	0
12 Oct	0	0	0	0

Satellite imagery

Daily image date: Choose a layer in the top-right corner of the map. Daily images may be cloudy.

Previous reports

24-hour report, 2026-10-22, 00:00-24:00 WITA

Visual: The volcano is clearly visible to covered by fog 0-I. Main crater smoke observed: white with thin intensity, rising about 10-50 meter dari puncak.

20 Shallow volcanic events, amplitude 6-48 mm, duration 10-25 s.
1 Deep volcanic event, amplitude 22 mm, S-P 0.5 s, duration 14 s.
24 Distant tectonic events, amplitude 3-30 mm, S-P 15 s, duration 65-253 s.

24-hour report, 2026-10-21, 00:00-24:00 WITA

Visual: The volcano is clearly visible to covered by fog 0-II. Main crater smoke observed: white with thin intensity, rising about 10 meter dari puncak.

33 Shallow volcanic events, amplitude 4-48 mm, duration 10-16 s.
6 Deep volcanic events, amplitude 8-48 mm, S-P 0.5 s, duration 15-18 s.
18 Distant tectonic events, amplitude 3-22 mm, S-P not observed, duration 42-129 s.

24-hour report, 2026-10-20, 00:00-24:00 WITA

Visual: The volcano is clearly visible to covered by fog 0-II. Main crater smoke observed: white with thin intensity, rising about 10 meter dari puncak.

12 Shallow volcanic events, amplitude 3-12 mm, duration 10-13 s.
3 Deep volcanic events, amplitude 6-20 mm, S-P 0.5 s, duration 10-14 s.
19 Distant tectonic events, amplitude 3-22 mm, S-P not observed, duration 72-210 s.

24-hour report, 2026-10-19, 00:00-24:00 WITA

Visual: The volcano is clearly visible to covered by fog 0-II. Main crater smoke observed: white with thin intensity, rising about 5-10 meter dari puncak.

28 Shallow volcanic events, amplitude 4-48 mm, duration 10-21 s.
5 Deep volcanic events, amplitude 10-30 mm, S-P 0.5 s, duration 12-14 s.
1 Local tectonic event, amplitude 44 mm, S-P 5 s, duration 25 s.
27 Distant tectonic events, amplitude 3-48 mm, S-P not observed, duration 40-268 s.

24-hour report, 2026-10-18, 00:00-24:00 WITA

Visual: The volcano is clearly visible to covered by fog 0-II. Main crater smoke observed: white with moderate intensity, rising about 5-80 meter dari puncak.

19 Shallow volcanic events, amplitude 2-48 mm, duration 10-17 s.
14 Deep volcanic events, amplitude 4-22 mm, S-P 0.6-3.3 s, duration 8-16 s.
1 Local tectonic event, amplitude 5 mm, S-P 4.6 s, duration 21 s.
29 Distant tectonic events, amplitude 2-18 mm, S-P 13-53 s, duration 43-114 s.

Level history

No level changes recorded since monitoring began.