Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, April 20, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (April 20, 2026) at 12:46 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted twice.

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 was around None meters above the peak (None meters above sea level).

Eruption visuals were not observed. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 66 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Warning). Seismic observations on April 20, 2026 from 00:00 to 23:59 WIT showed 119 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 34-72 seconds.

Then, 2 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-8 millimeters and earthquake durations of 34-42 seconds, as well as 8 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 3-10 millimeters and earthquake durations of 4-168 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 1,569 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (833 eruptions) while Mount Ibu erupted 568 times.

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