Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Friday, March 6, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Friday (March 6, 2026) at 11:07 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 20 times.

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 is around None meters above the peak or 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 volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on March 6, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 109 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 10-28 millimeters and a duration of 33-75 seconds.

Then, 10 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-20 millimeters and a duration of 31-106 seconds, as well as 111 low-frequency earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-10 millimeters and a duration of 17-29 seconds.

PVMBG advises people 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.

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 857 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (433 eruptions) while Mount Ibu erupted 367 times.

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