Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (March 10, 2026) at 09:55 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 10 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 is around None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 26 millimeters and a duration of 44 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on March 10, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 103 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 34-82 seconds.

Then, 2 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-7 millimeters and durations of 33-42 seconds, as well as 15 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-28 millimeters and durations of 40-221 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.

During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 936 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (483 eruptions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 392 times.

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