Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, January 5, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (5/1/2026) at 00:02 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu only erupted once.

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 reached None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 51 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on January 5, 2026, at 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 104 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 13-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 35-96 seconds.

Furthermore, there were 2 exhalation earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-8 millimeters and durations of 49-55 seconds, and 10 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-15 millimeters and durations of 43-160 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 63 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (37 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 26 times.

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