Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Sunday, March 8, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (March 8, 2026) at 06.37 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 33 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 about None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

No eruption visuals were observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 57 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on March 8, 2026 from 00.00-23.59 WIT showed 97 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 34-96 seconds.

Then, 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-8 millimeters and durations of 32-52 seconds, as well as 11 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-28 millimeters and durations of 42-114 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents 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.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 892 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (455 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 380 times.

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