Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Thursday, January 1, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (1/1/2026) at 23:47 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 8 times.

Citing 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 reach None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 56 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on January 1, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 102 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 14-28 millimeters and durations of 31-71 seconds.

Subsequently, 1 rockfall earthquake with an amplitude of 2 mm and a duration of 29 seconds, and 1 exhalation earthquake with an amplitude of 4 millimeters and a duration of 41 seconds occurred.

PVMBG urges communities 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 12 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Ibu in North Maluku has erupted the most with 8 occurrences.

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