Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, March 6, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (March 6, 2026) at 00:21 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 19 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 observed was approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 15 millimeters and a duration of 38 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on March 6, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 109 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 33-75 seconds.

Then, 10 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-20 millimeters and durations of 31-106 seconds, as well as 111 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 17-29 seconds.

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

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 847 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (424 explosions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 366 times.

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