Alert! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Friday, February 20, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (February 20, 2026) at 09:59 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 24 times.

Based on eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption of Mount Ibu was still ongoing when this report was made.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on February 20, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 104 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 13-28 millimeters and a duration of 32-67 seconds.

Additionally, there was 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 9 millimeters and a duration of 39 seconds, as well as 14 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 4-28 millimeters and a duration of 44-195 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a 3.5-kilometer sectoral extension towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 696 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (372 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 282 times.

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