Alert! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, April 27, 2026)
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Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (April 27, 2026) at 17:41 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 4 times.
Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the observed ash column was approximately None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).
No visual observation of the eruption was made. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 46 seconds.
(Read: Jakarta Flood Point Distribution (January 13, 2026 at 08:00 WIB))
According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on April 27, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 122 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 36-88 seconds.
Additionally, there were 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-13 millimeters and durations of 37-41 seconds, as well as 8 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-10 millimeters and durations of 33-188 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 1,695 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (874 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 607 times.
(Read: Update on the Number of Facilities Damaged by Floods and Landslides in Sumatra (December 11, 2025))
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