Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Monday, February 9, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (February 9, 2026) at 8:54 PM 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 is around 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 15 millimeters and a duration of 64 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Warning). Earthquake observations on February 9, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 93 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 13-28 millimeters and durations of 34-76 seconds.

Additionally, 1 emission earthquake with an amplitude of 8 millimeters and duration of 38 seconds, and 15 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 44-170 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to carry out activities within a 2.0 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 538 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (278 times) while Mount Ibu has erupted 222 times.

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