Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, February 23, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (February 23, 2026) at 20:46 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 7 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 500 meters above the peak or 1,825 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray in color with thick intensity towards the east. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 49 seconds.

(Read: Jakarta Flood Points Distribution (January 13, 2026 at 08:00 WIB))

According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Earthquake observations on February 23, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 120 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 10-28 millimeters and a duration of 34-76 seconds.

Then, 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 4 millimeters and a duration of 40 seconds, as well as 6 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-10 millimeters and a duration of 51-92 seconds.

PVMBG urges 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.

During 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 744 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (390 eruptions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 308 times.

(Read: Provinces in Indonesia Most Frequently Hit by Floods Until the End of 2025)