Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Thursday, February 19, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (February 19, 2026) at 11:01 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 28 millimeters and a duration of 41 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 February 19, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 124 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 31-72 seconds.

Additionally, there was 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 6 millimeters and a duration of 44 seconds, as well as 9 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-20 millimeters and durations of 47-141 seconds.

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

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 677 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (359 eruptions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 277 times.

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