Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Thursday, February 26, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Thursday (February 26, 2026) at 10:32 WIT. Over the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 22 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 approximately None meters above the peak or 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 37 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on February 26, 2026, from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT recorded 125 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 39-75 seconds.

Additionally, there were 2 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-8 millimeters and durations of 33-37 seconds, as well as 12 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 8-28 millimeters and durations of 46-150 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 773 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (404 times), while Mount Ibu has erupted 323 times.

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