Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, February 17, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (February 17, 2026) at 20:18 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 12 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 about None meters above the peak or None meters above sea level.

The eruption visual was not observed. The eruption was recorded 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 volcanic activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on February 17, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 136 eruption/earthquake events with an amplitude of 12-28 millimeters and a duration of 38-72 seconds.

Then, 3 blast earthquakes with an amplitude of 8-10 millimeters and a duration of 34-54 seconds, as well as 9 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-28 millimeters and a duration of 16-145 seconds.

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

During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 647 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (337 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 270 times.

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