Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Saturday, January 3, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Saturday (3/1/2026) at 8:48 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 21 times.

Citing eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the height of the ash column was observed to be around None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

The eruption's visuals were not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 20 millimeters and a duration of 38 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismicity observations on January 3, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 107 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 13-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 42-86 seconds.

Subsequently, there was 1 exhalation earthquake with an amplitude of 5 millimeters and a duration of 49 seconds, and 3 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-9 millimeters and durations of 58-160 seconds.

PVMBG urges the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 47 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (26 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 21 times.

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