Alert! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (April 22, 2026) at 00:01 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 times.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height is approximately 400 meters above the peak (1,725 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray in color with thick intensity heading west. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 67 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on April 22, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 123 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 34-72 seconds.

Additionally, there were 5 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 34-47 seconds, as well as 10 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-24 millimeters and durations of 53-114 seconds.

PVMBG advises 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.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 1,597 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (843 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 578 times.

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