Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Friday, February 20, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (February 20, 2026) at 10:03 PM WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 27 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 600 meters above the peak (1,925 meters above sea level).

The ash column was observed to be gray in color with moderate intensity towards the northeast. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 52 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 20, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 104 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 13-28 millimeters and durations of 32-67 seconds.

Additionally, there was 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 9 millimeters and a duration of 39 seconds, as well as 14 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-28 millimeters and durations of 44-195 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.

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 701 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (374 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 285 times.

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