Mount Ibu Erupts Again Tonight (Tuesday, February 10, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Tuesday (February 10, 2026) at 20:12 WIT. In the past week, Mount Ibu has erupted 16 times.

Quoting eruption information from the Center for Volcanology and Geological Hazard Mitigation (PVMBG) via the MAGMA Indonesia application, the observed ash column height reached 600 meters above the peak or 1,925 meters above sea level.

The ash column was observed to be gray with thick intensity towards the south. The eruption was recorded on the seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 62 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 10, 2026 from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 126 eruption/explosion earthquakes with an amplitude of 12-28 millimeters and a duration of 29-67 seconds.

Then, 6 emission earthquakes with an amplitude of 6-10 millimeters and a duration of 35-44 seconds, as well as 11 harmonic earthquakes with an amplitude of 2-28 millimeters and a duration of 51-141 seconds.

PVMBG urges 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.

In 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 556 volcanic eruptions/explosions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java erupted the most (285 times) while Mount Ibu erupted 231 times.

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