Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, January 16, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (January 16, 2026) at 11:44 AM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 18 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be around None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 57 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on January 16, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 115 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 12-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 37-79 seconds.

Subsequently, there was 1 exhalation earthquake with an amplitude of 8 millimeters and a duration of 38 seconds, and 9 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-7 millimeters and durations of 46-121 seconds.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 224 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (128 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 83 times.

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