Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Sunday, April 19, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Sunday (April 19, 2026) at 14:30 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 37 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 (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 56 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 April 19, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 132 eruption/explosion earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations of 31-89 seconds.

Then, 3 emission earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-4 millimeters and durations of 32-37 seconds, as well as 16 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 4-28 millimeters and durations of 39-113 seconds.

PVMBG advises residents 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 1,558 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java has the most eruptions (829 explosions) while Mount Ibu has erupted 562 times.

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