Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Thursday, February 12, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (February 12, 2026) at 11:07 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 21 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 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 28 millimeters and a duration of 39 seconds.

(Read: Jakarta Flood Point Distribution (January 13, 2026 at 08:00 WIB))

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on February 12, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 131 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 10-28 millimeters and a duration of 34-69 seconds.

Then, 11 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 3-20 millimeters and a duration of 33-119 seconds, as well as 114 low-frequency earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-10 millimeters and a duration of 17-29 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 573 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (297 eruptions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 236 times.

(Read: List of Provinces Hit by Floods and Landslides in Early 2026)