Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, February 2, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (2/2/2026) at 10:47 AM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 3 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 reached None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The eruption visual was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 47 seconds.

(Read: Last Five Earthquakes Recorded by BMKG (Saturday, July 19, 2025 13:53:43 WIB))

According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on February 2, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 107 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 38-69 seconds.

Subsequently, there were 11 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-28 millimeters and durations of 36-108 seconds, and 82 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 17-29 seconds.

PVMBG urges 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 428 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (225 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 172 times.

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