Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, February 13, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (February 13, 2026) at 00:48 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 24 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 reached None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

Eruption visuals were not observed. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on February 13, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 115 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 36-97 seconds.

Additionally, there was 1 blast earthquake with an amplitude of 3 millimeters and a duration of 34 seconds, as well as 13 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 35-147 seconds.

PVMBG urges 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.

During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 579 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (300 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 239 times.

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