Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Morning (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Wednesday (14/1/2026) at 10:09 WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 11 times.

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

No visual eruption was observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 28 millimeters and a duration of 72 seconds.

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According to MAGMA Indonesia's volcanic activity report, Mount Ibu's activity level is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on January 14, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 93 eruption earthquakes with amplitudes of 10-28 millimeters and earthquake durations of 33-93 seconds.

Furthermore, 2 exhalation earthquakes with an amplitude of 10 millimeters and a duration of 35 seconds, and 15 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 25-28 seconds occurred.

PVMBG advises the public around Mount Ibu and visitors/tourists not to engage in activities within a 2-kilometer radius and a sectoral expansion of 3.5 kilometers towards the crater opening in the northern part of Mount Ibu's active crater.

Throughout 2026, MAGMA Indonesia has recorded 201 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (113 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 76 times.

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