Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Monday, February 23, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (February 23, 2026) at 06:15 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted twice.

Quoting 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 (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 48 seconds.

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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 amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and durations 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 amplitudes of 2-10 millimeters and durations of 51-92 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 733 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (384 eruptions) while Mount Ibu erupted 303 times.

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