Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, March 9, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (March 9, 2026) at 10:58 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 4 times.

Quoting 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).

Visual observation of the eruption was not recorded. The eruption was detected on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 49 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on March 9, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT recorded 97 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 33-70 seconds.

Additionally, there were 8 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 29-73 seconds, as well as 113 low-frequency earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 17-29 seconds.

PVMBG urges residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out 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.

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 916 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (469 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 386 times.

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