Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Sunday, February 15, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (February 15, 2026) at 9:05 PM WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 42 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 63 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on February 15, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 113 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 12-28 millimeters and durations of 37-87 seconds.

Then, 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-6 millimeters and durations of 39-47 seconds, as well as 22 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-28 millimeters and durations of 47-170 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2.0 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 616 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (319 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 257 times.

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