Warning! Mount Ibu Erupts Again This Afternoon (Monday, January 5, 2026)

Mount Ibu in North Maluku erupted again on Monday (5/1/2026) at 4:56 PM WIT. In the last week, Mount Ibu has erupted 4 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).

Visual eruption was not observed. The eruption was recorded on a seismograph with a maximum amplitude of 20 millimeters and a duration of 54 seconds.

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According to the MAGMA Indonesia volcano activity report, the activity level of Mount Ibu is at Level II (Alert). Seismic observations on January 5, 2026, from 00:00-23:59 WIT showed 96 eruption/volcanic earthquakes with amplitudes of 15-28 millimeters and durations of 27-68 seconds.

Additionally, 3 exhalation earthquakes with amplitudes of 6-10 millimeters and durations of 36-39 seconds, and 10 harmonic earthquakes with amplitudes of 2-28 millimeters and durations of 43-126 seconds occurred.

PVMBG urges 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 67 volcanic eruptions across Indonesia. Mount Semeru in East Java had the most eruptions (37 times), while Mount Ibu erupted 29 times.

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